National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2019 a male based on the old patriarchal family registry system and the lingering notion that a family lineage is patriarchal is a discrimination based on gender stereotypes, and thus a violation of the Constitution. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs accepted the Commission’s recommendation, and revised the related guidelines so that the jangson concept is interpreted as “the first child of the first child,” regardless of gender. On July 24, the Commission recommended the petitionee company to remove a long-standing to male recruits, and had them do simple, repetitive work. It assigned jobs and positions to male employees only, discriminating against women in terms of promotion and wage level. An investigation by the Commission showed that men and women workers of the company don’t have fundamentally different work ability, and that there is no significant difference in responsibilities and degree of efforts. Opportunities to gain experience were assigned to male employees only, and female employees were completely excluded from related education and training programs. The Commission did not see that the jobs of male employees were comparatively more specialized to justify a considerable difference in promotion between men and women, nor that they require a specialized skill or effort that cannot be expected of female employees. It concluded that female employees were discriminated against without a justifiable reason based on gender stereotypes that women “are fit to do repetitive, simple jobs that do not require any skill levels” or “they “cannot assume the responsibility of managing hazardous and heavy components.” B. Sexual Harassment Supervisor urging a subordinate employee to quit because she refused to go out with him On October 29, the Commission recommended the petitionee, a supervisor, to take special human rights education sessions and pay a compensation of 3 million won to the petitioner, who 99 Key Activities gender discrimination practice. The company hired women to lower positions than those assigned Part 2 Promotion discrimination based on gender