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Mon, 06/27/2011 - 05:27
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Women account for over 20 pct of judges, prosecutors, diplomats
The share of women among judges, prosecutors and diplomats in South Korea went up to around 20 percent last year, the home affairs ministry said Monday, a move reflecting the growing role of women in officialdom.
According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 363 of the country's 1,749 prosecutors, or 20.8 percent, and 297 of 1,564 diplomats, or 19 percent, were women as of the end of last year. Females also accounted for 22.7 percent of justices, the ministry said.
The share of female prosecutors, in particular, was up 2.3 percentage points from 2009, topping the 20 percent mark for the first time, while the rate of female diplomats rose 2.6 percentage points in a year.
Nearly 42 percent of the country's 987,754 civil servants were female last year, up 0.8 percentage points from the previous year.
The rate has been on the steady rise: 35.4 percent in 2004, 38.1 percent in 2005, 38.8 percent in 2006, 40.1 percent in 2007 and 40.8 percent in 2008.
Still, only 50 or 3.4 percent of them were high-level officials, with the number rising only 0.4 percentage points from 2009.
In the educational field, female officials, mostly school teachers, accounted for 66.7 percent while only 6.7 percent of police officers and 6.1 percent of firefighters were women.
According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, 363 of the country's 1,749 prosecutors, or 20.8 percent, and 297 of 1,564 diplomats, or 19 percent, were women as of the end of last year. Females also accounted for 22.7 percent of justices, the ministry said.
The share of female prosecutors, in particular, was up 2.3 percentage points from 2009, topping the 20 percent mark for the first time, while the rate of female diplomats rose 2.6 percentage points in a year.
Nearly 42 percent of the country's 987,754 civil servants were female last year, up 0.8 percentage points from the previous year.
The rate has been on the steady rise: 35.4 percent in 2004, 38.1 percent in 2005, 38.8 percent in 2006, 40.1 percent in 2007 and 40.8 percent in 2008.
Still, only 50 or 3.4 percent of them were high-level officials, with the number rising only 0.4 percentage points from 2009.
In the educational field, female officials, mostly school teachers, accounted for 66.7 percent while only 6.7 percent of police officers and 6.1 percent of firefighters were women.
