All posts tagged "Gender"

  • An office in the Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    S. Korea ranks 115th in world for gender equality: report

    By Brian Han For a country that’s seen exponential economic growth in the last half century, South Korea seems to sometimes lag in social development. The most recent evidence of that comes from a 2015 World Economic...

    • Posted November 19, 2015
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    Gender inequality

    A tradition of inequality still survives throughout the centuries. Men have seemed to be the always-dominating figures. To men, women are to be discriminated against and deserve less than them. However, women are no different than men....

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    LA women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, 97 cents for full time: study

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Many women living in the city of Los Angeles earn a wage that roughly equals 84 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn, according to a report released today on the status of women...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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    Gender pay gaps up to $39,028 at S. Korean companies

    By Yoon Ja-young Males working at conglomerates are earning on average 26.3 million won (US$23,328) more annually than female workers. At banks, the gender wage gap was even bigger at 44 million won(US$39,028). The difference can largely...

    • Posted March 18, 2015
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    China’s Great Wall against women

    According to Article 33 of the Chinese Constitution, every citizen of people should be treated equally. Even more specifically in Article 48, it states that women should enjoy equality right in the economy, politics, education, etc. But,...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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