South Korea has a huge gender pay gap. Seoul wants to bring it into the open
Gender
Government to urge wage data reporting as women struggle to advance in workforce
At a March 7 event in Seoul, women calculate what their monthly pay would be if it were on a par with men’s. (Photo by Nami Matsuura)
SEOUL — Momentum is building in South Korea to narrow one of the world’s widest gender wage gaps, with the government taking steps to push companies to disclose pay data and to change deeply rooted views on the role of women.
