Sexual discrimination rampant at offices

More than 50 percent of office workers in their twenties and thirties have experienced sexual discrimination at work, a survey showed Wednesday.

According to an online recruitment information provider Break Job, 59.4 percent of 485 office workers said they were discriminated against at their work places.

This was the case for some 62 percent of the women, while it was 37 percent for the men.

In the case of women, the largest portion, or 35 percent, felt discriminated against for being tasked to do trifling jobs, such as making coffee.

Other degrading duties included pouring drinks at office gatherings (25 percent), being subjected to remarks on appearance (24 percent), followed by discrimination on salaries and restricted vacation days.

“Making coffee is frequently requested in both small and big companies. There is not really much we can do but just make it,” said a female office worker who only wanted to be identified as Lim. “In my case, I don’t want to be excluded from a promotion or anything,” she added.

Some 77 percent of the men noted the most discriminating moment as having to do difficult duties, such as carrying heavy loads. Others included being forced to drink (61 percent), being forced to stay late at work (46 percent) and being frequently sent on business trips (24 percent).