1 in 5 married women experience career breaks in 2025, marking lowest level

One in five married women with children experienced career interruptions this year, government data showed Thursday, marking the lowest level largely due to change in social perception and improved work–life balance policies. The number of married women aged 15 to 54 living with children under the age of 18 who left the workforce had stood at 885,000 as of April, down 85,000 from a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The ratio of married women who experienced career breaks came to 21.3 percent, down 1.4 percentage points from a year earlier, the lowest level since relevant data was first compiled in 2014. The ministry attributed the decline to rising economic participation among women and various government policies supporting childbirth and child care. However, the ministry noted that career interruptions were more common among married women with more children and among those with younger children. By the age of the child, the number of women with children aged six or younger came to 461,000, compared with 133,000 for those with children aged 13 toWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times