male employees reduced their work hours due to childcare commitments. The trend of employees working shorter hours for childcare has been steadily increasing in recent years, with women reducing their hours nearly nine times more often than men.
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (September 5, 2024). Number of employees who worked shorter than regular hours due to childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of employees who worked shorter than regular hours due to childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by gender." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). (2024). Number of employees who worked shorter than regular hours due to childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea). "Number of Employees Who Worked Shorter than Regular Hours Due to Childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), Number of employees who worked shorter than regular hours due to childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Number of employees who worked shorter than regular hours due to childcare in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (South Korea), September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/819073/south-korea-number-of-employees-who-worked-less-hours-for-baby-and-child-by-gender/
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