While it is undeniable that the utilization of female talent is essential in achieving the
government’s agenda of a 70% overall national employment rate, as of 2013 the
employment rate of women aged 15 or older stands at a mere 48.8%. The women managers
panel survey is the nation’s only survey targeting female workers in managerial position. It
surveyed companies with 100 or more employees across all industries that had female
workers in positions of deputy section chief or higher. The panel examines organizational
variables, personal variables, and circumstantial variables affecting female managers in their
work and personal lives while surveying the human resources management and utilization
of female employees of companies. Based on the results of the survey, it was concluded that
the leadership training for female managers provided by the government-run Female Talent
Academy needs to be further expanded in order to increase the ratio of female managers and
administrators within companies. Moreover, a female administrator quota needs to be
incrementally introduced to companies with 100 or more employees in consideration of the
scale of the company and voluntary participation by companies in affirmative action
measures should be encouraged.
