A Distance Between Law and Now
Article 5 (Obligations of Employees and Employers) of The Law on Equal Employment Opportunity for Both Sexes and Support of Work and Life Balance
③ Employers must try to improve the practice and system of their workplace and create a work environment which promotes work and life balance. (Fully revised on Dec. 21, 2007)
Article 3 (Obligations of the Government) of the Economic Activity Promotion Act for Women on a Career Break
② The central and local governments must consider women’s lifecycle, maternal instinct or obstructive factors on work when they establish political measures to promote economic activity of women on a career break. (Revised on Feb. 4, 2010)
Kim Sugeoung (director, Korean Institute of Female Architects)
Compared to the past, the number of cases in which Korean working women have to face social barriers has greatly decreased. Now we can see
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