From Disclosure to Substantive Equality: Designing an Enforceable Employment Equality Disclosure System for the Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea is preparing to implement its Employment Equality Disclosure System in 2027. Applying the Lex Feminae Index® enforcement-and-effectiveness framework, this policy brief examines how gender employment and pay disclosures can move from transparency to detection, explanation, corrective action, verification, and measurable employment-equality outcomes. It proposes four recommendations for an enforceable and effective implementation architecture.