Gender Discrimination - Employment discrimination 2000120408 Jung Sang-Woo

ContentsDefinition of Gender DiscriminationHistory of Gender DiscriminationFigures about Employment discrimination in KoreaRecommendationReferenceQ & A

Definition Discrimination involves formally or informally classifying people into different groups and according the members of each group distinct, and typically unequal, treatments, rights and obligations.

Gender discrimination (employment discrimination) is treating an employee or employees differently because of their gender. Whenever this discrimination affects the "terms or conditions of employment", it is illegal. "Terms or conditions of employment" means just about anything relating to someone's job: their position, pay, title, hours, vacations, most everything is a term or condition of employment. Whether or not a person is hired is also considered a term or condition of employment.

History of gender discriminationCollecting & Hunting CultureThe economic power passed to menMore powerful labor needed. Women could not participate hunting because of lower power, pregnancy / deliveryThe well-nourished meat were provide by menThe more valuable thing has more powerMen have power by constructing bigger network

The Agriculture Age.The Process of Production monopolized by mencultivating, cut down trees, pasturage Need PowerMarkets built up, women participated trading, Women had more equal status before, not perfect.The image of men (hunters) affect the role of gender.

History of gender discriminationIndustrialized SocietyPlace of Production changed. Home Office/FactoryWomen (especially married women) works related on household works. The importance of womens works role declined

Information-oriented Society Women get back the status in workplaceThe concept of gender equality spreads.Not perfect

Economically Active Population by Sex and Marital Status * 2003 yearUnit : Thousand Persons, PercentSource: National Statistical Office, Comprehensive Time Series Report on the Econonmically Active Population Survey(1994). National Statistical Office, Annual Report on the Economically Active Population Survey(1996-2003).

Economically Active PopulationParticipation RateUnemployedUnemployment RateMarriedUnmarriedMarriedUnmarriedMarriedUnmarriedMarriedUnmarriedFemale6985241348.051.71231661.86.9Male10573294584.552.52212652.19.0

Economically Active Population by Age and Sex* 2004 yearUnit : Thousand Persons, PercentSource: National Statistical Office, Annual Report on the Economically Active Population Survey(1996-2005).

World patterns of womens economical participationSource : () p15, (2002)

Employees by Position and Sex* 2003 yearUnit : Persons, PercentSource: Ministry of Labor, Report on Occupational Wage Survey(1986,1991). Ministry of Labor, Survey Report on Wage Structure(1997-2004). Go to upperstatusGo to downpercentage?

RecommendationSocial viewpoint Having a firm footholdThe law of gender equality should enforce stronger than nowadays Womens right taking part in HRM, committee in workplace should be guaranteed by law Developing, educating, training to increase women capability Recruiting equalityPublic offices use the women quota

RecommendationMen viewpoint Changing mind, think gender equality From negative to positive Destroy the work obsolete concepts

Women viewpoint Professional working attitude Human networks construct Being quick in decision increasing persuasive power

ReferenceBooks 2. , (2000) . , (2003) Francine D. Blau, Marianne A. Ferber, Winkler, Anne E . The economics of Women, Men, Work. 3rd edition, Prentice Hall (1997)

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Internet websiteshttp://www.discriminationattorney.com/http://www.free-definition.com/http://www.psychologyhelp.com/http://www.aauw.org/http://www.kwunion.or.kr/http://www.kwdi.re.kr/http://english.moge.go.kr/http://www.naver.com/http://www.kinds.or.kr/http://www.nso.go.kr/eng/

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