Almost FOUR out of 10 Korean women are working for low wages,.... and while that figure is slowly improving, it's still the worst among OECD member nations.<br />According to the OECD data,.... 35-point-3 percent of female workers in South Korea in 2017 were paid low wages,.... defined as less than two-thirds of the OECD average wage.<br />Next on the list was the U.S.,... with 29-point-oh-7 percent of female workers earning low wages.<br />One of the reasons for the high percentage of female workers on low wages.... was that they had their careers interrupted by giving birth and parenting. <br />The Bank of Korea said.... that the government should help more Korean women to continue working.... by expanding the childcare support system.... and encouraging fathers to use their paternity leaves. <br />
