"60.7% [say] 'workplace gender discrimination exists'… Labour Commission corrective orders issued in just 7 of 111 cases", 17 May 2026

Workplace Gapjil 119 announced on the 17th that, having commissioned Global Research — a professional polling agency — to survey 1,000 employees aged 19 and over nationwide from 2 to 8 February, 60.7% of respondents said there was a gender disparity in employment.

By gender, 73.1% of women said discrimination existed, compared with only 49.1% of men, revealing a marked difference in perception.

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Rates of actual experience of gender discrimination were also high. Some 57.3% of respondents said they had experienced workplace gender discrimination, with 67.5% of women and 47.8% of men reporting such experiences.

However, access to redress proved inadequate. Of those who had experienced gender discrimination, only 47.6% were aware of the 'employment gender discrimination remedy system', and just 22% had actually filed a complaint.

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The limited effectiveness of the remedy system was also laid bare. According to data obtained from the Ministry of Employment and Labour by the office of Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jang Cheol-min, of the 111 complaints lodged with the Labour Relations Commission's discrimination remediation committee between May 2022 and March 2026, corrective orders were issued in just 7 cases.