Korean Women vs American Women

1. Daniel Snyder Henry Yoo Korean Women vsAmerican Women

3. Supported hypothesis • American women are more likely to do physically demanding labor than Korean women.

4. Research Method

5. Interview Questions

6. Interview I Interview with Mr. Tony Lee

7. Contrast between two ideals • Confucianism is deep rooted in Korea. • Women are weaker beings that need men’s protection. • Women must be obedient to her husband and father. • Women must take care of household works. • Feminism influenced America heavily especially last 100 years. • Women deserve the same rights as men. • Women should effectively be part of society. • Women must actively volunteer in politics and physically demanding labor. Confucianism Feminism

8. Women in Military • Korean War, Women’s Army Corps was created. • Lee Jung Heewas appointed as a captain and the head of women’s aviation academy. • 1995, Korea appointed first female company commander of infantry 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 Military. • 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 accepted 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 choppers. • War On Terror, women officially joined direct ground combat. • There are over 200,000 women serving in the United States military, many in frontline jobs. Korea America

9. Women in Politics • 1949, Yeong Shin Yim, the first woman in national assembly. • By 2000, only 16 women sitting in the 273 member National 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 Representatives in 1916. • Since Jeanette Rankin, over 170 women have been elected to the House of Representatives. • 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. Korea America

10. Survey Questions

11. Jobs suitable for women I

12. Jobs Suitable for women II

13. Should job limits be only based on personal ability not gender? Korean Women Korean Men American Men American Women

14. Potential Flaws • Geography • Age • Economic Class • Sample Size

15. Video of Women in Military

16. Discussion Questions • 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?

17. Sources • http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/us/17women.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military_by_country#United_States • http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/womensit/kr-w-sit.pdf • http://forum.koreansentry.com/a/s-korean-women-in-the-military_post496.html • United States History • http://womenincongress.house.gov/education/ • http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa121198.htm

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