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Co-educationVitaltoAdvancing
GenderEquality
By HwangJung-hyun
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EditorofCultureSection
ighschoolsforbothsexeshavegraduallydecreasedtothedisadvantageofthecollegeentrance
examination.However,co-edschoolsaredesignedtoadvancethesoundvaluesofgender.The
Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education (ICE) said, “In 1990, to promote gender equality
and encourage students to have sound values about the opposite sex, we increased the number of co-
ed schools. However, female students’ high school records are so good that male students avoid co-ed
schoolsforreasonshavingtodowithuniversityentrance.Issuesofprovidingmaleandfemalestudents
withguidanceaboutlifewasalsoraised.Sonowwearebuildingmoreboys’schools.”Forthisreason,
thesevenhighschoolswhicharetoopenin2010aregirls-onlyorboys-onlyschools.
However, the question that has been raised about this situation is whether it is desirable or not. If we
onlylookatthesituationfromtheviewofabilityandtalent,thesituationisbeingaddressedintheright
way.However,forgenderequalityandtheimprovementofrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen,the
most important factor is co-education, through which men and women may get to know each other
betterearlierandmaythusgetridofprejudicesabouttheoppositesex.Isthisgenderequalitynotmost
importantinourlives?
InmodernKoreansociety,women’srightshaveadvanceddramaticallyincontrasttothepast.However,
traditional Confucian ideas continue to restrict us by discriminating against women. In traditional
society,thedivisionofgenderwasverystrictinregardtodailyactivitiesandattitudes.
However, because of Korea’s rapid social transformation into an information society, the presence of
womeninpublicaffairsisrising.Thisshiftnecessitateschangesintraditionalnormsandvaluesystems
thatwereoncerigidlyobserved.Inaddition,thestrictseparationofgenderrolesdisruptsindividuallives
andpersonaldevelopment.
Hence, in modern society, professionals with creative and flexible ideas who are free of gender bias
are needed. For the development of Korean society, we need to foster gender equality by eradicating
traditional, gender-biased beliefs and promoting a more progressive consciousness. We should look at
gender equality not only from the view of human rights but also from the perspective of better social
development.
Co-ed schools are, in this respect, essential. We must not allow ourselves to be obsessed with
commonly-heldideasaboutgenderroles.Schooleducationshouldactivelysupportindividualstoallow
themtoreachtheirfullestpotentials.
In the educational field, we need to spread and plant the seeds of gender equality at home and in
the broader society by eradicating prejudice and discriminatory acts and by setting up an educational
foundation to promote gender equality. However, to advance co-education, we need tutors who can
understandthesystemwell.Co-educationmeanspreparationandpracticeforfutureproblemsthatawait
resolution.
junghyunh@hufs.ac.kr
www.theargus.org

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