ArticleAuthors: Jiyeun Lee; Sung-Yeon Park (2015)
This study examined how Korean dramas portray the relationship between women’s life and work. Men were shown as more affluent, more educationally privileged, older, and yet less likely to be married than women. Far more men than women were employed outside the home and holding a professional occupation or managerial position. Among young adult characters, marriage increased men’s employment but decreased women’s. Married men were also the most likely to be professionals or managers whereas it was highly unlikely for women, whether married or single. The negative effects of being a parent on employment and on holding a professional or managerial position were consistent for women and m... 
