Working conditions for females in South Korea are still a long way behind other OECD countries according to a recent survey.<br />Our KIM Da-mi reports. Females in South Korea have the worst working conditions out of 33 OECD countries,...according to consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.<br /><br />Its Women in Work Index 2019 evaluated working conditions for females in 33 countries based on the gender wage gap,<br />female labor market participation, gender gap in labor market participation, female unemployment and female full-time employment. <br /> <br />South Korea ranked the second lowest at 32nd from 2013 to 2016, but then dropped to the lowest position in the rankings as a result of Mexico narrowing its gender wage gap. <br /><br />The gender wage gap of 34.6% in South Korea was the largest gap out of all surveyed countries, and South Korea's female boardroom representation rate was just 2%. <br /><br />In addition, while 71% of the male working population was in full-time employment, the rate for females was only 48%. <br /> <br />Iceland and Sweden kept their place as the two top performing OECD countries, followed by New Zealand, Slovenia and Norway. <br /><br />The survey added that South Korea would see a 13% increase in GDP from increasing the female employment rate to the same level as Sweden. <br /><br />KIM Da-mi, Arirang News. <br />
