The ‘Duty’ of Mom
Who comes to your mind think of a ‘homemaker’ and ‘CEO’? Maybe, if you were not enlightened about gender or live in an advanced society, about the former, you would recall a woman, and the latter, a man. It is not because you have patriarchal values and think that women can’t do as well as men. It is just because you have lived in the society, exists the glass ceiling, especially in Korea, in addition to difficulty in career advancement, women are being violated even a social opportunities.
My two aunts graduated a good four-year-course college, got a good job and earned good income. However, after they had a baby, they quit their good jobs and became housewives. Although their children are older than 10 and don’t need a …show more content…
According to Korean Women’s Development Institute, about half a million women quit their jobs annually. Even if they decide to continue working, they are caught in the Mommy Trap soon. Even more unfortunately, it’s too hard return after a career break; when the women get a job again, in addition to low wages and position, they can’t have a job, utilized their …show more content…
In Korea, each parents can use the childcare leave during 1 years per child; it can be restricted using simultaneously, and they receive 40% of their ordinary wage (the ceiling is 840$ and the lower limit is 420$) from an unemployment insurance. There are also exist penalties when an employer refuses the childcare leave; if the employer dismiss the employee for the childcare leave, they will be fined up to 4200$ and If they discharge during the childcare leave or don’t reinstate them in the same work after the childcare leave, they will have to pay a fine of about 16800$ or be sent to jail for three
Who comes to your mind think of a ‘homemaker’ and ‘CEO’? Maybe, if you were not enlightened about gender or live in an advanced society, about the former, you would recall a woman, and the latter, a man. It is not because you have patriarchal values and think that women can’t do as well as men. It is just because you have lived in the society, exists the glass ceiling, especially in Korea, in addition to difficulty in career advancement, women are being violated even a social opportunities.
My two aunts graduated a good four-year-course college, got a good job and earned good income. However, after they had a baby, they quit their good jobs and became housewives. Although their children are older than 10 and don’t need a …show more content…
According to Korean Women’s Development Institute, about half a million women quit their jobs annually. Even if they decide to continue working, they are caught in the Mommy Trap soon. Even more unfortunately, it’s too hard return after a career break; when the women get a job again, in addition to low wages and position, they can’t have a job, utilized their …show more content…
In Korea, each parents can use the childcare leave during 1 years per child; it can be restricted using simultaneously, and they receive 40% of their ordinary wage (the ceiling is 840$ and the lower limit is 420$) from an unemployment insurance. There are also exist penalties when an employer refuses the childcare leave; if the employer dismiss the employee for the childcare leave, they will be fined up to 4200$ and If they discharge during the childcare leave or don’t reinstate them in the same work after the childcare leave, they will have to pay a fine of about 16800$ or be sent to jail for three