By Lee Hyo-sikFemale employees here work at a company for 3.6 years on average without quitting or changing job, nearly half the period of an average male worker, the labor ministry said Sunday.Korean females worked in the same job for an average of 3.6 years in 2010, shorter than 6.2 years for their male counterparts, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor.The ministry said many women in their late 20s and early 30s tend to quit their job after marriage and childbirth.
About 58.2 percent of the female workers were employed on a permanent basis in 2010, up from 56 percent six years ago.한국 여성 근로자의 평균 근속연수는 남성의 절반 수준에 불과한 것으로 잠정 집계됐다고 고용노동부가 24일 밝혔다.고용노동부에 따르면 한국 여성 근로자의 평균 근속연수는 3.6년으로 남성 6.2년의 절반 수준에 불과하다.고용노동부는 20대 후반에서 30대 초반까지의 여성들이 결혼과 출산 후 직장을 그만두고 있다고 설명했다.