Married Women Take Brunt of Pandemic Hit to Korean Employment
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Working moms in South Korea have suffered far greater job losses than single women during a pandemic that has hit female employment harder than in previous economic crises, according to research by the central bank.
Among women aged between 30 to 45, those who were married accounted for 95% of the reduction in female employment in the year through March 2021, according to Bank of Korea economists Oh Sam-il and Lee Jong-ha.