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GLASS CEILINGWomen in South Korea are slowly changing a

corporate culture that lags behind the rest of the country.

Author: Moon Ihlwan Presented By: Russ Brantley and Matt Frazier

The Environment of Business 2106 Sec. C

Gender Discrimination In South Korea• South Korean women seeking corporate jobs are discriminated against due to the resistance of South Korean men.•For years educated women in South Korea could only teach school. •However, this situation began to make a turn in 1998 after the Asian Financial Crisis.

WOMEN ON THE RISE•Women began starting businesses from their homes or working part-time to help compensate for the loss of jobs by men.

•A couple of years later, gender discrimination was banned by the government in the workplace.

•Steps were taken such as the creation of the Gender Equality Ministry, and any business with over 500 employees were required to set up childcare facilities.

•Last year, 42% of the government’s new employees were women.

Still There are Problems

• Even with all this positive change, it’s still hard for women to reach the upper ranks at the top 400 companies.

• Compared to the United States’ nearly 51% of working women holding managerial positions, only 8% in South Korea hold managerial positions.

Working Hard, Gaining Little

Park Myuung Soon, a 39-year-old woman who is in charge of business development at SK Telecom, says “Many men are pre-occupied with the notion that women are a different species.” Park said she had to achieve 120% of what her male co-workers did, as well as play basketball and drink with them after work in order to get ahead.

Transition to theme

The discrimination of women in athletics and the steps that have been taken to improve women’s participation.

TITLE IX:“No person in the U.S.

shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from

participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be

subjected to discrimination under any educational

program or activity receiving federal aid.”

•Title IX (1972), governs the treatment and opportunity in athletics while giving schools the choice of sports based on what the students are interested in, geographic influence, budget restraints, and gender ratio.

•The focus is on the necessity for women to have the same opportunities as men.

THERE IS IMPROVEMENT

•In 1972, 1 in 27 high school girls played organized sports.•Today, 1 in 3 high school girls participate in organized sports.•In 2002-2003, Division 1-AAA reported more than 50 percent of student athletes as females.•In 2003-2004, in Division 1-A, the proportion increased from 29-44%.

ADVANTAGES OF ATHLETICS FOR

WOMEN•Girls who participate in sports are less likely to drop out of school, and more likely to go to college.•They are less likely to abuse drugs.•Girls who participate in sports are also less likely to get pregnant at an early age.

CONCLUSION

“Gender discrimination, in any aspect of life, is senseless. People must be able to

look past gender, and focus not on appearance, but the intelligence of the individual. What a shame it is that so

many brilliant women have been silenced by the stupidity of men.”

- Russ Brantley and Matt Frazier

QUESTIONS??

REFERENCES

•“Let Me Play” http://youtube.com/watch?V=azojfXzDIq4feature=fvw. Viewed on 3-31-10.

.“Raising Our Athletic Daughters.” By: Kyanna Sutton

.life.familyeducation.com/sports/girls-self-esteem/36266.html . viewed on 3-31-10.

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