The portion of women workers among fresh recruits by Samsung, Korea's top conglomerate, in the second half broke the 30-percent mark, a company official said Wednesday, mirroring the growing clout of females in the workforce in the country.
"The portion of the female workforce that was hired in the second half reached 32 percent of the total after hovering in the 20-percent range in the past years," Samsung's chief spokesman Rhee In-yong told reporters.
"Considering that 80 percent of the newly recruited employees are science and engineering majors, the figure is quite high," said Rhee, adding that the company does not set aside slots dedicated to women workers.
The portion of Samsung's total female workforce was not available.
The top conglomerate recently completed its second-half recruitment plan by hiring 4,500 employees, including 1,600 workers from provincial universities and 220 workers from underprivileged households.
Samsung said the increased portion of women workers shows the growing competency of the country's female workforce and said it plans to continue to help them work without discrimination.
While Korea has recently seen a rise in the female workforce amid an increasing number of women with advanced education, figures show that it still lags behind developed economies in women employment.
In 2011, the percentage of economically active females came to 54.9 percent in South Korea, which is lower than the over 60-percent figure in most developed member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Yonhap)
"The portion of the female workforce that was hired in the second half reached 32 percent of the total after hovering in the 20-percent range in the past years," Samsung's chief spokesman Rhee In-yong told reporters.
"Considering that 80 percent of the newly recruited employees are science and engineering majors, the figure is quite high," said Rhee, adding that the company does not set aside slots dedicated to women workers.
The portion of Samsung's total female workforce was not available.
The top conglomerate recently completed its second-half recruitment plan by hiring 4,500 employees, including 1,600 workers from provincial universities and 220 workers from underprivileged households.
Samsung said the increased portion of women workers shows the growing competency of the country's female workforce and said it plans to continue to help them work without discrimination.
While Korea has recently seen a rise in the female workforce amid an increasing number of women with advanced education, figures show that it still lags behind developed economies in women employment.
In 2011, the percentage of economically active females came to 54.9 percent in South Korea, which is lower than the over 60-percent figure in most developed member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Yonhap)
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