Colloquium in December 2025 Young-Mi (Yonsei University) This study analyzes changes in the sorting structure between occupations and firms in the Korean labor market. While the importance of firm effects in wage inequality trends has been confirmed in previous studies (Lee Byung-hee, 2023), the structure in which occupation and firm Read more…
Colloquium in December 2024 Sangsoo Lee (Ewha Womans University, Department of Sociology) This study explores individuals’ attitudes toward female status-dominant relationships using data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey. Findings reveal that men, on average, show greater aversion to female status-dominant relationships than women. Both men and Read more…
Colloquium in October 2024 Misun Lim (Postdoctoral research fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and University of Siegen, Germany) Recent studies highlight the role of parenthood in perpetuating persistent gender inequality in the labour market. We examine whether the transition to parenthood influences job-related training participation. This study Read more…
Colloquium in May 2024 Ohjae Gowen (Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, Harvard University, US) In the recent discussion on the “gender revolution,” the challenges dual-earner parents face in balancing work and family have been identified as the primary cause of gender inequalities. It has also been argued that the revolution Read more…
Colloquium in Jan. 2023 Hyunji Kwon (Professor, Department of Sociology at Seoul National University, South Korea) Over the last 30 years, the labor market structure in South Korea has experienced dramatic changes particularly in the occupational composition and the employment norm. In these changes, an increasing number of young professionals Read more…
Colloquium in May 2022 Lee, Yeonjin (Professor, Dept. of Sociology at Kookmin Univ., South Korea) Among all OECD countries, South Korean older adults work until the latest age. We investigate the extent to which work experiences over the life course and family circumstances can be associated with older workers’ incentives Read more…
Colloquium in Apr. 2022 Kim, Kwanwook (Professor, Dept. of Cultural Anthropology at Duksung Women’s Univ., South Korea) The primary goal of this study is to address changes in the working environment of call center during the COVID–19 crisis. Furthermore, it intends to discuss that the health of counselors in this Read more…
Colloquium in Feb. 2022 Kim, Joeun (Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea) The purpose of this study is to examine whether and how job demands, as measured through distinct combinations of work hours and work schedules, are associated with young people’s marital intentions in Korea, a Read more…
Policy Alternatives for Improving Labor Rights of Women: A Holistic Response to Wollstonecraft Dilemma Journal of Korean Women’s Studies. Lee Joo-Hee (2012) This article reviews employment policies for women since Asian financial crisis of 1997 through the lens of the ‘Wollstonecraft dilemma’. Almost all governments since the financial crisis in Read more…
Bridge or Trap? Labor Market Structure and the Transitions from Contingent to Permanent Employment Korean Journal of Management. Jung Dong-Il, Kwon Seeon-Won (2016) With a burgeoning interest in understanding the nature of contingent work, scholars have begun to tackle such issues as workforce divide and emerging form of labor relations. Read more…