Korea's gender wage gap worst among 33 OECD countries한국의 남녀 급여격차가 OECD최하위

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세계적인 회계 컨설팅기업인 PwC보고서에 의하면 한국이 OECD 국가중 남여임금격차가 최하위 입니다.

성별임금격차, 여성노동력 참여율, 여성실업률, 정규직여성고용률 등 다섯 가지 지표 모두 최하위권입니다.

우리나라 여성의 평균급여는 남성의 69%입니다.

여성의 경제활동증가는 저출산, 고령화로 인한 노동력 감소의 핵심해결책이 될 수 있습니다.

Korea's gender wage gap worst among 33 OECD countries: report
보고서: 한국의 남녀 급여격차가 33개 OECD국가중 최악

By Anna J. Park 박안나 기자
Posted : 2024-03-08 16:04 Updated : 2024-03-08 16:05
Korea Times

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Korea ranks 32nd out of 33 in overall assessment
한국, 종합평가 33위 중 32위

Korea had the biggest gender wage gap among 33 OECD countries, highlighting the skewed working conditions experienced by female employees in the country.
우리나라는 OECD 33개국 중 성별 임금 격차가 가장 컸으며, 이는 여성 직원들이 경험하는 왜곡된 근로 조건을 강조한 것이다.
This is according to the latest report on women's work environment published by PwC, a global accounting and consulting network, to mark International Women's Day, which falls on Friday.
이것은 세계적인 회계컨설팅 네트워크인 PwC가 금요일인 국제 여성의 날을 맞아 최근 발간한 여성 업무환경 보고서에 따른 것이다.

The report, titled "Women in Work Index," has been released annually by the global firm since 2011. It focuses on five indicators: gender wage gap, female labor force participation rate, gender gap in labor force participation rate, female unemployment rate, and female employment rate in full-time positions. This year's report is based on statistical data from 2022 and surveys 33 out of 38 OECD members, excluding Colombia, Costa Rica, Latvia, Lithuania, and Turkey.
"직장 내 여성 지수"라는 제목의 이 보고서는 이 글로벌 기업이 2011년부터 매년 발표하고 있다. 성별 임금 격차, 여성 노동력 참여율, 노동력 참여율 성별 격차, 여성 실업률, 정규직 여성 고용률 등 다섯 가지 지표에 초점을 맞추고 있다. 올해 보고서는 2022년 통계 자료를 바탕으로 하며 OECD 38개 회원국 중 콜롬비아, 코스타리카, 라트비아, 리투아니아, 튀르키예를 제외한 33개국을 조사한다.

In the overall assessment of the five indicators, Korea ranked 32nd out of the 33 surveyed countries, with only Mexico behind it. Korea's position, 32nd, remained unchanged from the previous year, indicating a lack of significant comparative improvements in the realm of women's working conditions in the country.
5개 지표에 대한 종합평가에서 한국은 33개 조사대상국 중 멕시코만 뒤를 이어 32위를 기록했다. 한국의 입장인 32위는 전년과 큰 변화가 없어 해당 국가의 여성 근로조건 영역에서 유의미한 비교개선이 부족한 것으로 나타났다.

"Chile (31st place), Korea and Mexico ranked at the bottom of the index. All three countries displayed low female participation rates in 2022, at 58 percent, 62 percent and 50 percent, respectively. This compared to an average female participation rate of 72 percent across the OECD," the report said.
보고서는 "칠레(31위)와 한국, 멕시코가 최하위권을 기록했다"며 "3개국 모두 2022년 여성 참여율이 각각 58%, 62%, 50%로 저조했다"고 설명했다. 이는 OECD 평균 여성 참여율 72%와 비교된다.

In particular, Korea's gender wage gap, among the five indicators, turned out to be the worst among the 33 surveyed countries.
특히 한국의 성별 임금격차는 5개 지표 중 33개 조사대상국 중 가장 심한 것으로 드러났다.

In 2022, Korea's gender wage gap, defined as the median hourly wage difference between men and women, stood at 31.2 percent. This means that if the average wage for male workers is one million won ($756), the average wage for female workers is 688,000 won. This figure is nearly twice as high as Mexico's gender wage gap, which ranked 33rd in the overall assessment.
2022년 한국의 남녀 시간당 임금 차이 중앙값으로 정의되는 성별 임금 격차는 31.2%를 기록했다. 이는 남성 근로자의 평균 임금이 100만 원(756달러)이라면 여성 근로자의 평균 임금은 68만 8천 원임을 의미한다. 이 수치는 전체 평가에서 33위를 차지한 멕시코의 성별 임금 격차보다 거의 두 배 높은 수치이다.

Between 2011 and 2022, the average gender wage gap across the OECD countries decreased only by 3 percentage points. In 2022, the average gender wage gap increased by 0.3 percentage point to 13.5 percent, compared to the previous year. This suggests that, despite an overall increase in women's economic activity over the past decade, women are still more vulnerable in terms of earnings in the labor market, particularly in high-paying jobs. The report forecasts that at the current pace, it may take over half a century to reduce the gender wage gap across all countries.
2011년과 2022년 사이 OECD 국가들의 평균 성별 임금 격차는 3% 포인트 감소하는 데 그쳤다. 2022년 평균 성별 임금 격차는 전년 대비 0.3% 포인트 증가한 13.5%를 기록했다. 이는 지난 10년간 여성의 경제 활동이 전반적으로 증가했음에도 불구하고 여성이 노동 시장, 특히 고임금 일자리에서 소득 측면에서 여전히 더 취약하다는 것을 시사한다. 보고서는 현재의 속도라면 모든 국가에서 성별 임금 격차를 줄이는 데 반세기 이상이 걸릴 수도 있다고 전망했다.

"The fact that both Korea's Women in Work Index and its birth rate are among the lowest in the OECD countries shows a correlation between the two indices. As women's increased economic participation can be a key solution to the country's declining labor force due to low birth rates and aging population, companies should strive to foster an inclusive organizational culture that encourages the advancement and promotion of women," Yoon Hoon-soo, CEO at Samil PwC, said.
윤훈수 삼일PwC 대표는 "한국의 여성근로지수와 출산율이 모두 OECD 국가 중 최하위권이라는 점은 두 지수 간 상관관계를 보여준다"며 "여성의 경제참여 증가가 저출산,고령화로 인한 노동력 감소의 핵심 해결책이 될 수 있는 만큼 기업들은 여성의 선진화와 승진을 장려하는 포용적 조직문화 육성에 힘써야 한다"고 말했다.

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