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1 million female wage workers receiving wages and daily pay reach a new milestone.

This year, the proportion of female wage workers is at the highest level of 46.1% among male workers… Female self-employed workers also have the largest share of 30.5%
The proportion of female workers among all employees is 44.2%… The gender wage gap ranks first among OECD member countries
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Citizens commuting at Sejong-ro Intersection in Seoul
[Yonhap News Photo]

Citizens commuting at Sejong-ro Intersection in Seoul
[Yonhap News Photo]
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, ‘(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Park Sang-don = This year, for the first time, the number of female wage workers who receive salary and daily wages has exceeded 10 million.’,
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, ‘ The proportion of women among all wage workers is also at an all-time high. Female self-employed workers are equally high.’,
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, ‘ According to Statistics Korea on the 14th, this year, female wage workers reached 10.152 million, exceeding 10 million for the first time since related statistics were compiled in 1963.’,
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, ‘ This year’s figures are based on monthly averages from January to August. If there are no significant changes by the end of the year, it is considered a fact that the annual figure will exceed 10 million this year.’,
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, ‘ Compared to 1963, 61 years ago, this year’s female wage workers have increased by a significant 17.7 times.’,
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, ‘ Among all wage workers this year (22.027 million), females accounted for 46.1%, the highest on record.’,
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, ‘ Among female wage workers, regular workers accounted for 6.962 million, or 68.6%, temporary workers 2.907 million, or 28.6%, and daily workers 283,000, or 2.8%, respectively.’,
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, ‘ On the other hand, male wage workers increased from 1.81 million in 1963 to 11.875 million this year, a 6.6-fold increase. The rate of increase for females is 2.7 times that of males.’,
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, ‘[Table] Trends in Male and Female Wage Workers (unit: thousand, %)’,
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, ‘ (Source=Statistics Korea)’,
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Wage Gap (PG)
[Designed by Jang Hyeong-kyung]

Wage Gap (PG)
[Designed by Jang Hyeong-kyung]
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, ‘ This is because women’s economic activity has become more active.’,
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, ‘ Last year, including female wage workers, the total number of employed women was counted at 12.623 million. This proportion accounted for 44.2% of all employees, the highest ever.’,
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, ‘ Similar to wage workers, this year the proportion of female self-employed workers also hit a record high.’,
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, ‘ This year, female self-employed workers numbered 1.72 million, accounting for 30.5% of all self-employed workers. This share exceeded 30% for the first time since last year when it was 30.1%.’,
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, ‘ The number of female self-employed workers peaked at 1.817 million in 2006, then decreased to 1.564 million during the COVID-19 period in 2021, before rebounding.’,
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, ‘ Along with female self-employed workers this year, the non-wage workers including unpaid family workers numbered 2.471 million, accounting for 37.9% of all non-wage workers.’,
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, ‘ The number…

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