여성임원이 일-가정 양립에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 공공기관의 육아휴직 활용을 중심으로

This study identifies the effects of female executives on the parental Leave used by employees in public institutions. Family-friendly policy in South Korea shows the huge disparity between the level of institutional adoption and practical use. Although this difference indicates a gender gap, efforts to describe this change have been inadequate. This study thus considers the influence of executives who have decision-making rights capable of leading the organizational change as an influential factor of family-friendly policy and aims to examine whether female executives can serve this role. Results from this analysis reveals that female executives have positive effects in parental leave used by all employees and women in public institutions, while have adverse effects on this policy used by men. It suggests that there must be contributions made by female executives in terms of using parental leave, yet there are limitations. The use of parental leave by identical women is positively supported based on empathy and understanding of plights as caring. On the contrary, it was not supported for men. This study proposes the necessity of cultural improvement for gender equality in terms of the balance between work and family to resolve this inequality. In addition, this study proposes the necessity of active management as gender variety has not been positively functioned in organizations despite women's active entry into the society.