Eunmi Mun

Eunmi Mun is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, holding appointments in the School of Labor and Employment Relations, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, Center for Social & Behavioral Science, and Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. Her research focuses on labor markets, gender equity, workplace inequality, and East Asian labor policies. She examines topics such as parental leave policies, gender pay gaps, corporate social responsibility, and organizational responses to legal pressures. Her work spans multiple countries, including the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Europe.

Her research interests emphasize cross-national comparisons of labor dynamics, policy implementation, and the intersection of cultural norms with economic systems. Notable projects include analyzing family leave policies' impact on women’s management roles and studying top-earner segregation in advanced capitalist economies. Mun’s work is frequently published in top journals like Social Forces, American Journal of Sociology, and Nature Human Behaviour.

Mun’s articles highlight persistent gender inequalities in workplaces, the role of firm-level policies in shaping labor outcomes, and the societal implications of overwork cultures. She has contributed to policy debates on wage disparities, parental leave utilization, and meritocracy critiques. Her affiliations with interdisciplinary centers reflect her commitment to global gender equity and East Asian studies.