Women face inappropriate comments up to four times more often than men, the survey showed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - South Korean women face widespread sex discrimination in the workplace, experiencing inappropriate comments or remarks three to four times more frequently than men, a new survey has found.
The poll was conducted online by Embrain Public on behalf of non-profit organisations Gapjil 119 and the Beautiful Foundation between Aug 2 and 10.Of the respondents, 55.9 per cent of women reported being addressed or referred to in inappropriate terms, a rate 4½ times higher than that of men.that are offensive or sexist to women.Almost half of the women who earn less than 1,500,000 won per month reported such incidents.
Among those who earned more than 5,000,000 won per month, that figure was lower, at 16.4 per cent, the survey showed.A similar number felt they were unfairly tasked with stereotypical duties like preparing coffee.About a third of women reported receiving inappropriate comments about their physical appearance, compared with only around 10 per cent of men.
Where sexual harassment is concerned, 11 per cent of women said they had received unwanted romantic advances from colleagues.
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