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Women leave jobs for average 4.5 years

By Lee Hyun-jeong

Published : July 2, 2013 - 20:16

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Women in Seoul take an average of 4.5 years away from their career mostly due to childbirth and rearing, research showed Tuesday.

The Seoul Women’s Resources Development Institute released its survey of 1,969 women who registered at job-training and career-building agencies for women in the city.

Half of them said they had once worked, but found they had to quit after an average of 8.4 years. They were out of work for 4.5 years on average.

About 46 percent of them cited childcare as the reason for abandoning work, followed by termination of contract, company bankruptcy and dissatisfaction with work conditions.

(rene@heraldcorp.com)