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The Effect of Firm Characteristics on the Female Employment Ratio

기업특성이 여성고용비율에 미치는 영향

  • Kwon, Hee-Kyung (Department of Family Welfare, Changwon National University) ;
  • Ahn, Mi-Gang (Department of Accounting, Changwon National University)
  • Received : 2020.12.09
  • Accepted : 2021.01.20
  • Published : 2021.01.28
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of the firm characteristics of the manufacturing industry on the female employment ratio. Three hypotheses regarding female employment ratio, were tested for 5,729 firms that could use financial data among the firms listed on the KOSPI from 2011 to 2019, in terms firm size, listing period, and foreign ownership. Follwing the analyses, three hypotheses were mostly adopted. It was found that as the size firm and foreign ownership ratio increased, the female employment ratio increased in the number of regular and permanent contract employees, fixed-term employees, and total employees. As for the listing period, the higher the value, the lower the female employment ratio in the number of regular and permanent contract employees, fixed-term employees, and total employees. These research results may be used as basic data for gender equal employment policies such as Affirmative Atcion for Gender Equal Employment.

본 연구는 여성 고용이 양성평등을 측정하고 실현하는 데 있어 중요한 지표라는 인식을 기반으로 제조업의 기업특성이 여성고용비율에 미치는 영향을 고용 형태별로 살펴보았다. 2011년부터 2019년까지 유가증권시장(KOSPI)에 상장된 제조업 중 재무 자료 이용이 가능한 5,729개 기업을 대상으로 기업 규모, 상장 기간, 외국인 지분율과 정규직, 무기 계약직, 기간제, 전체 직원 수에서 여성이 차지하는 비율, 전체 여성고용비율 중 기간제 여성비율의 관계에 대해 세 가지 가설을 검증하였다. 분석 결과 대부분의 고용 형태에서 가설이 채택되었다. 기업규모와 외국인지분율이 증가할수록 정규직과 무기계약직, 기간제, 전체 직원 수에서의 여성고용비율이 증가함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 상장기간이 길어질수록 무기계약직, 기간제, 전체 직원 수에서 여성고용비율이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 기업의 객관적 재무자료를 토대로 여성고용비율에 영향을 미치는 기업 특성을 규명함으로써 적극적 고용개선조치 등 양성 평등한 고용 정책을 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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