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[Graphic News] 1 in 6 S. Korean women quit jobs after marriage
Dec. 9, 2021
More than 1 in 6 South Korean married women suffered a career break this year, quitting their jobs due to child rearing and getting married, data showed. The number of women aged 15-54 who have stopped working after marriage reached 1.45 million in April, down 3.8 percent, or 57,000, from the previous year, according to data from Statistics Korea. These women accounted for 17.4 percent of the total 8.32 million married women here, down from 17.6 percent a year earlier. The 2021 tally was