“Women aren’t fit to work in sales,” he told her. “You’re a woman, why would you pursue a job in this industry?”
The woman — who requested anonymity because she fears career repercussions — was shocked, but not that surprised. She told CNN that during a group interview with a different South Korean company, she was asked about her plans for marriage and children, while two male applicants were only asked questions about the job.
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“I felt humiliated (and) betrayed, like I got cut by shards of the glass ceiling,” she said.
College student Kim So-jung knows this feeling well. She said that during an interview for a part-time clerical job, the manager doing the hiring told her “girls look much better without their glasses on,” asked if she was dating anyone, and said she should wear more makeup in order to look “professional.”
