Korean Women vs

American WomenDaniel Snyder

Henry Yoo

American women are more likely to do physically demanding labor than Korean women.

Supported hypothesis

Survey

• 80 Korean and 100 American• Survey papers were handed out on the street to random people

Interview

• Interviewed people from different backgrounds and recorded the actual interviews.

Research Method

Q.

• Who are more likely to do physically de-manding labor: Ko-rean women or

American women?.

Interview Questions

Interview I

Interview with Mr. Tony Lee

Contrast between two ideals

Confucianism Feminism

Confucianism is deep rooted in Korea.

Women are weaker beings that need men’s protec-tion.

Women must be obedient to her husband and father.

Women must take care of household works.

Feminism influenced Amer-ica heavily especially last 100 years.

Women deserve the same rights as men.

Women should effectively be part of society.

Women must actively vol-unteer in politics and phys-ically demanding labor.

Women in Military

Korea America

Korean War, Women’s Army Corps was created.

Lee Jung Hee was appointed as a captain and the head of women’s aviation academy.

1995, Korea appointed first fe-male company commander of in-fantry troops.

2003, three women fighter pilots were assigned to Air Force squadrons

Park Jin Ah was appointed as commander of the Marine Corps Blue Dragon Unit.

By 2008, there were around 4,900 female soldiers in the Korean Mili-tary.

WWII, over 350,000 women served in Women Auxiliary Corps as nurses and administration jobs.

Vietnam War, Women started serving in more support jobs.

1973, women were officially ac-cepted into same military groups as men.

Mid 1980s, women started serving on Combat ships.

Linda L. Bray was the first woman to command American soldiers in battle during the invasion of Panama.

Gulf War, women started serving as combat pilots in fighters and chop-pers.

War On Terror, women officially joined direct ground combat.

There are over 200,000 women serv-ing in the United States military, many in frontline jobs.

Women in Politics

Korea America

1949, Yeong Shin Yim, the first woman in national as-sembly.

By 2000, only 16 women sit-ting in the 273 member Na-tional Assembly.

In local council nation wide only 56 women were elected out of 3490 seats available in 2000.

2000, there was one woman in the cabinet, minister of environment.

First woman elected to the House of Representatives: Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to the House of Repre-sentatives in 1916.

Since Jeanette Rankin, over 170 women have been elected to the House of Representa-tives.

Currently, 13 women (10 Democrats and 3 Republicans) serve in the U.S. Senate, while 61 women (43 Democrats and 18 Republicans) hold seats in the House of Representatives.

Q1. • What jobs are suitable for women?

Q2.• Should there be any ca-

reer restrictions depends on gender?

Survey Questions

Jobs suitable for women I

SWAT Firefighter Rescuer Astronaut Combat soldier

Teacher CEO Senator CIA President0

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Jobs Suitable for women II

Should job limits be only based on personal ability not gender?

Yes, no gender re-striction

No, some gender restriction

No, some jobs only for men

American Women American Men

Korean Women Korean Men

◦Geography

◦Age

◦Economic Class

◦Sample Size

Potential Flaws

Video of Women in Military

How will the society’s ideology on women will change in Korea and in America? What will influence such trend?

In near future, will there be any woman president?

What is a genuine gender equality in human society? How can we define it?

Discussion Questions

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/us/17women.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military_by_country#U

nited_States http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/womensit/kr-w-sit.pdf http://forum.koreansentry.com/a/s-korean-women-in-the-military_p

ost496.html United States History http://womenincongress.house.gov/education/ http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa121198.htm

Sources

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