WOMEN'S EXIT FROM THE LABOR MARKET AFTER MARRIAGE IN SOUTH KOREA: GENDER ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.55640/Keywords:
marriage, women's employment, exit from the labor market, gender analysis, M-shaped employment pattern, work-family balance, gender equalityAbstract
This article analyzes the exit of women from the labor market after marriage in South Korea based on a gender approach. The study examines the influence of marriage and motherhood factors on women's employment, the dynamics of age-related employment, and the features of the M-shaped employment curve. Gender roles, institutional constraints, and problems in the work-family balance are also substantiated as the main factors reducing women's economic activity. The research results highlight the demographic and economic consequences of this process and demonstrate the need to ensure gender equality.
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