Choi Ji-eun gave birth to a baby boy three months ago, but she plans to spend no more than three more months at home before she returns to work. Spending time with her newborn is priceless, but Choi says she wants to give him more than just her company.

"I want to be more financially ready so that I can provide for my son when he grows older," said Choi, an experienced teacher at an English language institute who had been making at least 4 million won ($3,500) a month.

She took a temporary leave from her job one month before giving birth and promised her boss that she'd return soon.

Choi may have reconsidered her decision if her husband and family said otherwise, but they didn't.

"Everyone is super supportive," the 33-year-old said, adding that both her mother and mother-in-law have already volunteered to babysit.

Choi's situation is not unusual these days, as more working women are prepared to continue their career despite changes in their personal lives. In fact, they are so passionate about working that a majority of women say they'll keep their day jobs as long as their health allows.

Job Korea, an online recruiter, asked 2,108 working females what age they saw themselves retiring, with nearly 47 percent of them replying that they would "continue to work regardless of their age."

The next biggest group of respondents (17 percent) said they would stay at home once they hit 60, while 14 percent answered in their 50s and 13 percent said their 40s.

Only 7.8 percent said they planned to quit their job once they had children, the survey showed.

Job Korea asked the same question to male workers and almost 34 percent said they, too, thought that women should keep their careers regardless of their age.

The poll indicated that women currently doing administrative duties showed the strongest intention of keeping their jobs, followed by those in the human resources field.

Meanwhile, a higher percentage of professionals in the finance industry answered that they wanted to quit their job early.

"Times have changed because not many husbands want their wives to be a full-time housewife anymore," said Kim Hwa-soo, president of Job Korea, who added that financial reasons played a big role in shifting the traditional belief that women should stay at home after marriage.