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At first, this paper examines current situations and structure of the Korean female labor market. During 1990’s, the female workforce had led the rise in the number of workers and the labor force participation rate. However, it had failed to enhance the quality of the female workforce. Second, the size and cause of the sexual wage difference was analyzed. Roughly, 60% of sexual wage difference ids regarded as the result of sexual discrimination. Third, various issues of education and vocational training are presented. Even though differences in education gave been narrowed recently due to changes in the social and cultural perception about female education, there exist lots of barriers for the advancement of female worker’s career. As for the policy implication, this paper suggests strengthening of affirmative action since the market force couldn’t solve the sexual discrimination.