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AI & Enterprise
Science ministry to support replacement staff for childbirth and childcare, seeks second-half participants
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will support research institutes in hiring replacement and additional research staff to prevent research gaps and career breaks for researchers during childbirth and childcare. The ministry and the Korea Foundation for the Promotion of Women in Science and Technology will recruit participating institutions for the second half of 2026 until July 13. The programme will support 233 people this year, with about 100 to be selected in the second half.
Games & Commerce
Krafton says Jan-Apr employee births double after expanding birth and childcare support
Krafton said employee births in January to April totalled 46, about double the level a year earlier, after it expanded birth and childcare support. The company provides up to 100 million won per child over a lifetime for employees who gave birth on or after Jan. 1 last year. It also extended childcare leave to up to two years and increased non-cash support such as remote work for childcare and automated hiring of replacement staff.
AI & Enterprise
Women account for 31.9 percent of new hires in science and technology, up 3.8 points in five years
Women accounted for 31.9 percent of newly hired staff in science and technology, up 3.8 percentage points from 2020, a survey found. The share of women employees rose 0.6 points from a year earlier to 23.7 percent, extending a five-year rise. Women held 13.1 percent of managerial posts and led 13.3 percent of research projects. Institutions running voluntary work-life balance programmes stood at 57.0 percent.
