Who the Heck?

♥ Hi! I'm Kyle J*********!

♥ I'm a Music Composition and Tech Theatre double major.

♥ I like music. A lot. I try to listen to and love everything.

Who the Heck?

♥ I'm also an avid gamer and love Source games(pardon my nerdspeak).

♥ I dig Japanese culture and

language.

♥ I'm a die-hard advocate of open source programs and file formats. It's not just a

nerd thing. =)

http://xkcd.com/743/

Women in Modern Day South Korea

• South Korean (S.K.) Women's Rights Movement2

– Started to gain attention in 1980• Feminist groups established

– Moved quickly ever since 1990• Among other laws, domestic violence

laws created.

– Continues today• 2005: Hoju abolished (family registry

system that declared father as head of house and everyone else below him).

Women in Modern Day South Korea

Expectations3

− Women are expected to remain submissive and docile.

− Public assertion of a woman's power is strongly disapproved by society.

− Greatest expectation of women is to manage their childrens' educations.

Women in Modern Day South Korea

• Contradictions2

– Despite expectations of modesty, S.K. women have very good livelihoods.

• Largely well-educated.• Engaged in the economy• Bar-none maternal health services

– Michael Kugelman notes that S.K. women have both the professional and educational tools to succeed, but don't.

Women in Modern Day South Korea

• Discrimination2

– S.K. corporate culture described as “secretive and opaque.”

• Businesses often fly under the radar of S.K. Discrimination laws.

– Sexual harassment is an ongoing issue

Women in Modern Day South Korea

Careers3

− More and more women are beginning to work outside the home

− Despite this, husbands are still largely viewed as the “outside person” and wives the “inside person.”

− Women tend to leave the labour force when they get married.

Women in Modern Day South Korea

• Careers (con't)– Equal Employment Law (EEL)2

• Eliminates labour market discrimination and gives women maternity and childcare benefits.

• Only applies to large businesses, covering only a small percentage of women, which feminist organizations are currently fighting to expand.

Women in Modern Day South Korea

• Continued Progress– 2006: Han Myung-Sook became the

first woman prime minister in S.K. History.1

– Political parties actively trying to engage more women.4

– Military and employment opportunities are expanding for women.4

Works Cited1Cazzaniga, Pino. “Han Myung-Sook, a Christian Woman, Now

Prime Minister.” AsiaNews.it April 21, 2006. June 8, 2010 <http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html>

2Kugelman, Michael. “Where they Stand: The Status of Women in South Korea.” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2006. June 7, 2010 <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?event_id=166060&fuseaction=events.event_summary>

3Savada, Andrea Matles and William Shaw. South Korea: A Country Study. Washington, 1990. June 7, 2010 <http://countrystudies.us/south-korea/40.htm>

4“Women's Rights in Korea.” Online Women in Politics. June 9, 2010. <http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/womensit/kr-w-sit.pdf>