Throughout the history of women in Korea, there has always been a belief that women are inferior to men as there were many restricted conditions. This review will focus on the changes in the position for women's advancement in Korea, approximately during the first half of the 20th century. As well as linking the changes with the reading “Neither Colonial nor National: The Making of the New Woman in Pak Wanso’s “Mother’s Stake 1” by Choi Kyeong Hee. I will discuss how the women in Korea arise due to changes in values and beliefs over the last decades. This includes the shift of family structure, the opportunity of education and the establishment of employment.
Before the 21th century, Korea Society holds a strong moral association of Confucian …show more content…
In the past, Korean women were known as the weakest person in the family as they were forced to please their traditional roles as a daughter, wife and mother (Gelb & Palley, 1994). These traditional roles were significantly influenced by the Confucian system of gender norms, regarding men as the dominant authority. According to Park and Cho (1995), the distribution between sexes in family structures was extremely strict as women had no rights to inherit as the head of the household. By the late 1960’s, due to an increased engagement in education and career opportunities, the structure system began to change. The expansion of authority changes in the structure of family role as it becomes more democratic and less discriminating (Park & Cho, 1995). This means that women were no longer portrayal as the lowest status in the family. The reading “Mother’s Stake 1” clearly indicate women like Omma who were able to be freed from the social structure after the death of her husband and father. As Omma attempts to reshape the family structure by using approaches like acting as the head of the family. This signifies the fact that women are also capable of achieving men …show more content…
In Korean traditional society, Confucianism has always been influential towards education between gender inequalities (Gelb & Palley, 1994). At the time, education was more concentrated to males as females had to follow the patriarchal social system. The Confucian image of women being able to authorize education was limited as it was believed that women did not profit in domestic matters. Since the independence of Korea established in 1945, the pathway in relation to education equality gradually develop, allowing females in Korea to be educated (Gelb & Palley, 1994). The acceptance of equal gender opportunity to access education, guide many Korean women granting to provide education for their child in a way to modernize equality and improve individualism (Choi, 1999). The reading “Mother Strake 1” purposely display Omma opening doors for her daughter to be educated in favor to predict a better outcome for future success. Due to the discrimination of the sexes in gender equality, despite education was a way of gaining equality as it guides to better employment which then lead to honourable
Before the 21th century, Korea Society holds a strong moral association of Confucian …show more content…
In the past, Korean women were known as the weakest person in the family as they were forced to please their traditional roles as a daughter, wife and mother (Gelb & Palley, 1994). These traditional roles were significantly influenced by the Confucian system of gender norms, regarding men as the dominant authority. According to Park and Cho (1995), the distribution between sexes in family structures was extremely strict as women had no rights to inherit as the head of the household. By the late 1960’s, due to an increased engagement in education and career opportunities, the structure system began to change. The expansion of authority changes in the structure of family role as it becomes more democratic and less discriminating (Park & Cho, 1995). This means that women were no longer portrayal as the lowest status in the family. The reading “Mother’s Stake 1” clearly indicate women like Omma who were able to be freed from the social structure after the death of her husband and father. As Omma attempts to reshape the family structure by using approaches like acting as the head of the family. This signifies the fact that women are also capable of achieving men …show more content…
In Korean traditional society, Confucianism has always been influential towards education between gender inequalities (Gelb & Palley, 1994). At the time, education was more concentrated to males as females had to follow the patriarchal social system. The Confucian image of women being able to authorize education was limited as it was believed that women did not profit in domestic matters. Since the independence of Korea established in 1945, the pathway in relation to education equality gradually develop, allowing females in Korea to be educated (Gelb & Palley, 1994). The acceptance of equal gender opportunity to access education, guide many Korean women granting to provide education for their child in a way to modernize equality and improve individualism (Choi, 1999). The reading “Mother Strake 1” purposely display Omma opening doors for her daughter to be educated in favor to predict a better outcome for future success. Due to the discrimination of the sexes in gender equality, despite education was a way of gaining equality as it guides to better employment which then lead to honourable