Evidence of a glass ceiling for arts and culture professionals in Korea. Issue 16 (20th September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heo, Shik; Yoon, Suyoung
• Is Part Of: Applied economics letters. Volume 25:Issue 16(2018)
• Page Start: 1170
• Page End: 1174
• Publication Date: 2018-09-20
• Subjects: Gender wage gaps -- glass ceiling -- wage distribution -- professional jobs; J16 -- J31 -- J44 -- J71; Economics -- Periodicals; Economics, Mathematical -- Periodicals; 330
• DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2017.1406648
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4851

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Using the five available waves of the Wage Structure Survey data, this study employs quantile decomposition to investigate the existence of a glass ceiling among Korean professionals. The decomposition results for all professional workers show an inverse U-shape, which implies no evidence of a glass ceiling. However, we find a monotonically increasing pattern for arts and culture professionals, indicating strong evidence of a glass ceiling on their labour market. This result implies that, as the wage quantile moves from lower to higher levels, female professionals in arts and culture jobs face significant barriers to career advancement. This analysis supports the recent assertion of UNESCO that gender equality in culture is not immune to inequalities and discrimination.