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The Argus: “A female announcer is just a woman even if she puts great
Today
effort into improving her professionalism. The broadcaster prefers young
ⓒMoney
faces over expertise. I am angry that none of the other female anchors have
workeduptomyage.”YousaidthisinaninterviewwithOhMyNewsin2012.
Whatdoyouthinknow?
Yoo:Irememberhavinganinterviewlikethisafterleavingmypositionasanewsanchor.
Eliminating gender discrimination is something I have been fighting since I joined SBS.
Male anchors stay in place for a long time, but female anchors frequently change to new
ones.Itriedtochangethisabsurdity,whichdoesnotprioritizebroadcastingskills.Ihave
been trying to stay on as a female anchor for a long time. So, while I was broadcasting
thenewsfor17years,therehavebeensevenmaleanchors.Nevertheless,asIwasgetting
older, I thought I had to leave my job as an anchor. I felt a glass ceiling that I could no
longerbreakandawallofprejudice.So,IgavemyanchorpositiontoajuniorwhenIwas
50yearsold.
The Argus: In September of this year, the National Human Rights
Commission of Korea advised the “correction of gender discriminatory
employment practices” to MBC Daejeon. There seems to be a changing
perceptioninbroadcastingstations.Whatdoyouthinkofthesechanges?
Yoo: Yes. These days, I feel a lot of things are changing. There is an old practice in
news, for example. Since the male anchor is the main anchor, he is assigned the number
one camera and sits on the left side that stands out on the screen. On the contrary, the
female anchor sits on the right after being assigned camera two as an assistant. This role
assignment is based on gender rather than broadcasting ability. However, I think our
societyischanging,asshownbythecasewhereafemalereporterwasselectedasthemain
▲Announcer Yoo participates in a
anchorrecently.
project to promote Hanbok to the
However,therearestillsomethingsweneedtochange.In2012,Ihopedtherewouldbe
world.
a female anchor who would work beyond my age. But this wish has not yet come true. I
thinkthisisanareawhereourjuniorswillcontinuetofight.Foralongtime,theideaofthepredominanceofmenoverwomen
hasexisted,andoldperceptionsdonotchangeeasily.Youhavetochangeitasifitgraduallypermeates.
The Argus: It seems difficult to stay on air when you are married or pregnant. How did you keep on
broadcasting?
Yoo: In the past, when a female anchor was pregnant or gave birth, she could not continue anchoring. However, society is
changing.Forexample,Ibecamethefirstmarriedwomananchor.IranthenewsuntilIwasninemonthspregnant.Also,after
thebabywasborn,Itookonlytwomonthsoffandreturnedimmediately.Evenifthisseemsimpossible,thereareleadersin
theorganizationwhoknowwhatwemustchange.Theyevaluateskillsregardlessofageandgender.Sonow,thetimehascome
wherepeoplewhoaredivorced,whoareremarriedandwhohavechildrencanallbeanchors.
The Argus: You are constantly taking on challenges in
TV”
various fields. In September, you produced the short film “What
“Yong-mi
istheSong?”Tellusmoreaboutthismovie.
Yoo:Thereasonformakingthismovieistheideathattheretirementage
channel
is the start of a second youth in the centenarian age. I have lived my first
youthbydoingwhatIamgoodatasanannouncer.Butinthesecondyouth,
ⓒYouTube
I want to put down the announcer title and live doing what I like. So, this
movie asks “What does the human being, not the announcer, Yoo Young-
mi like? They say centenarian age, but why does our lives have an ending
ofa60years-old?”ItisaquestionIaskmyself,butitisalsoaquestionfor
▲ Announcer Yoo, who received an award at the “Seoul
peoplelikemewhoareabouttoretire.
International Super Short Film Festival,” also presided
over the festival.
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NOVEMBER 2020
The Argus: “A female announcer is just a woman even if she puts great
Today
effort into improving her professionalism. The broadcaster prefers young
ⓒMoney
faces over expertise. I am angry that none of the other female anchors have
workeduptomyage.”YousaidthisinaninterviewwithOhMyNewsin2012.
Whatdoyouthinknow?
Yoo:Irememberhavinganinterviewlikethisafterleavingmypositionasanewsanchor.
Eliminating gender discrimination is something I have been fighting since I joined SBS.
Male anchors stay in place for a long time, but female anchors frequently change to new
ones.Itriedtochangethisabsurdity,whichdoesnotprioritizebroadcastingskills.Ihave
been trying to stay on as a female anchor for a long time. So, while I was broadcasting
thenewsfor17years,therehavebeensevenmaleanchors.Nevertheless,asIwasgetting
older, I thought I had to leave my job as an anchor. I felt a glass ceiling that I could no
longerbreakandawallofprejudice.So,IgavemyanchorpositiontoajuniorwhenIwas
50yearsold.
The Argus: In September of this year, the National Human Rights
Commission of Korea advised the “correction of gender discriminatory
employment practices” to MBC Daejeon. There seems to be a changing
perceptioninbroadcastingstations.Whatdoyouthinkofthesechanges?
Yoo: Yes. These days, I feel a lot of things are changing. There is an old practice in
news, for example. Since the male anchor is the main anchor, he is assigned the number
one camera and sits on the left side that stands out on the screen. On the contrary, the
female anchor sits on the right after being assigned camera two as an assistant. This role
assignment is based on gender rather than broadcasting ability. However, I think our
societyischanging,asshownbythecasewhereafemalereporterwasselectedasthemain
▲Announcer Yoo participates in a
anchorrecently.
project to promote Hanbok to the
However,therearestillsomethingsweneedtochange.In2012,Ihopedtherewouldbe
world.
a female anchor who would work beyond my age. But this wish has not yet come true. I
thinkthisisanareawhereourjuniorswillcontinuetofight.Foralongtime,theideaofthepredominanceofmenoverwomen
hasexisted,andoldperceptionsdonotchangeeasily.Youhavetochangeitasifitgraduallypermeates.
The Argus: It seems difficult to stay on air when you are married or pregnant. How did you keep on
broadcasting?
Yoo: In the past, when a female anchor was pregnant or gave birth, she could not continue anchoring. However, society is
changing.Forexample,Ibecamethefirstmarriedwomananchor.IranthenewsuntilIwasninemonthspregnant.Also,after
thebabywasborn,Itookonlytwomonthsoffandreturnedimmediately.Evenifthisseemsimpossible,thereareleadersin
theorganizationwhoknowwhatwemustchange.Theyevaluateskillsregardlessofageandgender.Sonow,thetimehascome
wherepeoplewhoaredivorced,whoareremarriedandwhohavechildrencanallbeanchors.
The Argus: You are constantly taking on challenges in
TV”
various fields. In September, you produced the short film “What
“Yong-mi
istheSong?”Tellusmoreaboutthismovie.
Yoo:Thereasonformakingthismovieistheideathattheretirementage
channel
is the start of a second youth in the centenarian age. I have lived my first
youthbydoingwhatIamgoodatasanannouncer.Butinthesecondyouth,
ⓒYouTube
I want to put down the announcer title and live doing what I like. So, this
movie asks “What does the human being, not the announcer, Yoo Young-
mi like? They say centenarian age, but why does our lives have an ending
ofa60years-old?”ItisaquestionIaskmyself,butitisalsoaquestionfor
▲ Announcer Yoo, who received an award at the “Seoul
peoplelikemewhoareabouttoretire.
International Super Short Film Festival,” also presided
over the festival.
13
NOVEMBER 2020
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