unexpected chance events are intertwined with the male-dominated culture in Korea, and career interruptions as such a chance …’s career interruptions surfaced as a critical chance event that either disrupts or delays their careers largely because of …’s decisions on voluntary and involuntary career interruptions as their responses to chance events. Practical implications Based on …

This study examines how career interruptions and subsequent wages of employees are related. Using individual panel data … interruptions as well as between various compensation components. We show that career interruptions are more related to lower … higher interruption pay gaps than those resulting from other reasons. In addition, the pay gap after career interruptions is …