The recent report from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Employment and Labor reveals a persistent gender employment gap in South Korea, with women’s employment rate trailing behind men’s by 16.2 percentage points. Despite a notable increase in the number of employed womenup by 188,000 to 12.65 millionthe overall employment rate for women stands at 54.7%, reflecting a slow but steady upward trend in female participation in the workforce.