Distribution of Korean safety and health professionals from the perspective of gender equalityopen access
- Authors
- Park, Jeongim; Choi, Sohyeon; Sung, Yeji; Chung, Jinjoo; Choi, Sangjun
- Issue Date
- Jun-2022
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Keywords
- Gender equality; Human resource; Occupational safety and health
- Citation
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, v.34, no.1, pp 1 - 11
- Pages
- 11
- Journal Title
- Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Volume
- 34
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/21223
- DOI
- 10.35371/aoem.2022.34.e12
- ISSN
- 1225-3618
2052-4374
- Abstract
- Background: Gender equality in the workplace remains a challenge. This study aimed to investigate the gender gap of human resources in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) in Korea. Methods: Several national statistical data that can confirm the gender distribution of personnel in the OSH sector were reviewed. The gender distribution of industrial technical manpower statistics, professional certificate holders in the OSH field, and the status of the appointment of safety and health managers by industry was analyzed. Results: The distribution of professionals in the OSH sector in Korea had a large gender gap with a small number of women. In particular, the proportion of women in the safety field was lower than that in the health field. In the younger age group, while the proportion of women is increasing, the gender gap tends to decrease. Conclusions: Few data are available to understand the gender-related aspects of OSH professions. Nevertheless, our results provide basic information for initiating a discussion on the necessity of establishing gender-sensitive culture and policies in the OSH sector.
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