Culture has a big influence on how women are perceived in the workplace; In general, the cultural stereotype that women belong to the household leads to a devaluation of women's work. As previously mentioned in Cuba, these gender stereotypes are incredibly prevalent and may explain why women are paid less for the same work. All over the world this state of mind prevails. In Korea, a study carried out on workers showed that even when there was no difference in education between the sexes, there was still a devaluation of women's work. “This study indicates that theories of culturally given gender stereotypes and labor market risk/cost are more likely to explain the remaining gender difference in labor income and other employment conditions. " (Lee, Cho, Lee, 2001,