"The widening pay gap is mainly attributable to female workers having children and needing to take time off to look after family," the FKTU said. The gender pay gap in South Korea increased last year to 37.1 % , compared with 34.6 % in 2010 , according to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions ( FKTU ) . It gives the country the biggest gap of all 36 member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development . FKTU said the increase was due to women having children and taking time off work .
The gender pay gap in South Korea increased last year to 37.1 % , compared with 34.6 % in 2010 , according to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions ( FKTU ) . It gives the country the biggest gap of all 36 member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development . FKTU said the increase was due to women having children and taking time off work .