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In contrast, in Korea, the so-called 'glass ceiling', which is an invisible wall that blocks the rise of women, is still strong. Even better than before, half of the top 100 companies have no female executives yet.

I'm Park Chan-keun.

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Shin Hyun-joo is a 32-year banker.

As head of department, he now manages employees, but says he has had many invisible challenges before he can get to this position.

[Shin, Hyun-Ju / Large Bank Manager: It is a structure where careers cannot be connected properly due to the burden on pregnancy, childbirth and childcare. .]

According to a domestic market research firm, the ratio of female executives among the top 100 companies in total sales stands at 3.6%, and among the top 100 companies, there are 44 companies with no female executives.

There is no difference in terms of education and job competencies, but the so-called glass ceiling, which prevents a woman from being promoted, is firmly established.

The UK Economist has also announced that Korea's glass ceiling index is at the bottom of the OECD for seven straight years.

[Lee Seung-hyun / Associate Research Fellow, Korea Women's Development Institute: It is a huge waste of society that women are raised at a cost and are not used or given opportunities in society. .]

Although women's activities in the Korean society are prominently active, we need to reflect on whether the story is just under the glass ceiling.

(Video coverage: Kim Heung-sik, Video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Lee Kyung-moon)

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