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THEARGUS,MARCH1,1999
OPINION
InterviewwithChungKang-ja,co-representiveofWomenlink
StepstoneforEqualSociety
ESTABLISHED1954
TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
higheststandardofcampusjournalismandacademicexcellence.
?ProfessorPublisher
ChoKyu-chul
I
It is not long since ¡®General
womenmovements.
most important thing. Awaken
?ManagingDirector
LeeSun-woo
DiscriminationPreventionand
women should know the
?EnglishAdvisors
ParkJeong-woon,PerterJ.Grieco
Relief Act¡¯ and Equal Employ-
Reporter : How do you think
importance and necessity of their
?HeadEditor
ChoiYun-jin
ment Act established. Concrete
ofthebeneficialinfluencesupon
roleinthesociety.Whilemenhave
?EditorialConsultant
YoonYoung-nam
laws to guarantee the right which
women position in society after
to understand the right position of
?PlanningDirector
YoonSe-kyong
from employment to dismissal
enforcing the new regula-tions?
women about women position as
?AssociateEditors
added like prevention regulations
And Does the system, organiza-
theirpartners.
ChoA-rum,JeongJee-won,JeongMin-hee
for sexual harassment. Especially
tionanddetailedregula-tionsfor
R : To reform of old ideas
KimKyeong-pyo,KimYoo-nie,,LeeChang-nam
the prospects for the right of
the application of the laws
about women, university
OhDong-chun,ParkHyo-joo
working women in society are
arranged?
students plays an important
?Reporters
Kim Jin-young,KimYun-jung
bright. Considering our situation
Chung : Actually great success
part.Whatdoyouthinkoftheir
LeeSang-yun,ParkJung-young
thatranksmerely83thhighamong
is the effect which brought the
duty?
102 countries in the field of
company to an awareness by
Chung:Infact,itisprovedthat
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education. Education is an
sexual harassment is a matter of
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chance to get a rise of women
obligation and emphasized. The
frequent occurrence. However,
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Ministry of Labor enacted a
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workingconditionofwomen.
concrete provision about sexual
their courage. Every change start
Yet people have a tendency to
harassment and education. In
with a small thing. As the high-
unconcern about the movements
addition, it needs establishment of
quality women resources, are the
Editorial
for women right. Even most
concrete rules of employment and
female students working out ways
women do not toward take up a
aconsultationofficeforwomen.
ofupgradingtheirquality?Toroot
positive attitudes their own right
I think it will change the
outgenderdiscrimination, women
though it is their problem in the
business ethics and the form of
should cultivate their ability and
WhatPeopleWants
future. Moreover students in
enterprises. At present, Korean
provethemselvesreallycapablein
university are indiffer-ent to the
business ethics are below the
community.
kindofmovementthoughtheycan
international standard though the
R : What kind of movement
s the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) announced to withdraw
haveaheadacheontheproblems.
ecomomicfieldisonthesameata
should women organizations
A
fromSecondLabor-Management-GovernmentCommission,apartofthetriangle
Thus,womenshouldbeconcern
level with the advanced nation.
pursue?
has crumbled down. Thougn the With the two umbrella labors¡¯ abandonment, the
about women movement which
Education would change one¡¯s
Chung:Tillnow,wefoughtto
commissionisfacingthetoughestchallengesinceitssetupinJanuarylastyear.
consolidatewomen¡¯sfootinginthe
mindandtheonecanimprovethe
obtain the inalienable rights of
In their press conferences, the two labor groups said that the labors are sacrifising
society. Also men should have an
ethicsofcompany.
YoonSe-kyong/TheArgus
women. In other words, most
morethroughgovernment-ledpolicies.Andthatthereisnothingmoretoexpectfrom
attitude to understand women. If
R : What part do the regula-
R : Korea is still a backward
R : It is said that the move-
movementsfocusedonequalityof
thecommissionwhichisjustanadvisoryorganizationthatendorsesthegovernment¡¯s
allpeopledonotdismissoldideas
tionsputgreatemphasisupon?
nation in the field of women
ments for women do not have a
fundamental human rights. It is
policies. Asking for the stop of layoffs and unilateral structure reform, guarantee job
that, men are always superior to
Do you explain the contents of
rights. What is the inveterate
support of the public. What is
necessary economic equality and
securities through cutting the working hours, and expension of so called social safety
women, it will cause the fact that
therevisedregulationsbriefly?
women problem in our society
thereason?
politicalequalityofwomenshould
net,thegroupsareholdingmassprotestsandschedulingtolaunchoffgeneralstrike.
the society never develop
Chung : It has an intention to
anditssolution?
Chung : Actually Korean
be emphasized also. In social
Apartfromtheirannouncedreasons,itsdesertionsareconsideredtobeanoutburstof
balanced.
controltheequalityofemployment
Chung : It is due to imbalance
society holds a biased view of
structure economic field is
laborunions¡¯anger.Basicallytheproblemcomesfromthedeficiencyoftrust.However
Ms. Chung Kang Ja is a co-
relationship. That is, Equal
between development of social
division of labor by gender. Thus,
important and political power
itwasthegovernmentwhohadn¡¯tgivenmuchofitevenfromitsstart.Thecommission
representative of Womenlink and
EmploymentActpreventdiscrimi-
organization and development of
it causes gender discrimination on
belongstomenatpresent.Thus,a
hadmanyobsteclesinsettingitupmainlybecauseitwascloselyrelatedtoeachpanels¡¯
tries to promote social welfare of
nation for women of an office.
women rights. In the economic
employ-ment.Ifwedonotrootout
rise of position on economic and
interests. And its start had much significances for the labor offered their sacrifice
women and prevent gender
Especially this amendment of
aspect, systems, customs and
the old ideas, like ¡®women should
political field will exert a
comingfromtheeconomiccrisiswhenthegovernmentandmanagersweremostlyto
discrimination in the community.
regulationinaconcreteformisfor
consciousness
have
been
be obedient and passive¡¯, gender
beneficial influence upon women
blame.Nevertheless,inspitethejointdeclarationinwhichitsaysthatthegovernment
Infact,shehasmadeaneffortsto
prevention of sexual harassment
developed enough. However,
discrimination would never be
right.
willguaranteethethebasicrightoflaborandsecurethelivingsofpeopleinthelow-
make a partial amendment of
whichoftenhappenedintheoffice
thoughts about women has been
eradicated. Popularization also
income brackets through extending the social security system, the government¡¯s first
regulation. The Argus met Ms.
by education. The companies
made slow advance. Gender
begins with a conversion of
actionwasdismissinglaborsoffinancialagencies.Nocountermeasuresofemployment
Chung to announce university
which has been opposed to the
discrimination still exists in our
thoughts.
ByKimJin-young
and conference was taken place between the three panels. The government and the
students informations about the
revision owe a duty to take a
society.Thus,weneedlegalforce
To make change the way of
Reporterof NewsSection
managers had excluded the labors in the table. Also even when the labors had made
purpose of the new regulation for
lectureonthatsubject.
tocontrolsocialirregularities.
thought,firstofall,educationisthe
concessions, there weren¡¯t any safty net ready to help the dismissed, contrary to the
government¡¯spromise.Startingfromthis,thegovernmentkeptonlosingitsreliance.
LettertotheArgus
Reader¡¯svoice
Meanwhile lack of trust naturaly had led to lack of mutual respect. Toward to the
labors¡¯oppositionagainstthegovernment¡¯sreversedwords,muchpersuationwasnot
done. The government and the managers has thought little of agreements with the
Tipsfor
Formeaningful
WeneedtoregulateJapanese
peopleandlabors,whichtheunfulfillmentproves.Apartfromthedeficientofrespects
stemmingfromthetwootherpanels,thelaborgrouphasn¡¯tgainedmuchrespectsfrom
themnorthepeople.Whenaconflictoccures,thethree¡¯sagreementwastosolveitout
improvement
election
culture
throughapeacefulconversation.Butwhenthenegotiationwasruptured,laborunions
just shut the door of conversation, fling out of the room, and in this time drives the
situationtotheextreme.Throughbothattitudes,noconversationandcompromisescan
exist.Andifthesetwocannotexist,thecommission¡¯spromisetothepeoplewillnot
ersonally,IlikeTheArgus.Ihavesome
A
fter I read a Pandora¡¯s Box of
owadays, Japanese culture is
prostitution. Much of these teenager
P
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exist.
prideofmyschool¡¯sownEnglishnews
December issue I cast a stone of
increasinglyspreadinginKorea,which,
phenomena were resulted from illegal
The Labor-Management-Government commission was first made to overcome the
paper. I think, receiving the news of my
agreementtotheediter.
in some way, is positively thought of
adoptionofJapanesecultureslikeanimation
economic crisis through the three main bodies of the society¡¯s effort. And by
school in English is a lucky chance of
A few days ago I have asked my juniors
because accepting Japanese culture means
andmovieproducts.
approaching to an agreement socially and peacefully, it was charecterized to consent
studying English. However, I think, its not
some questions about this election for 33rd
the acceptance of various cultures. I do
Do you remember the wave of poisoning
mutually and fulfill it. It was a promise to each other and a promise to the people.
perfectly sufficient. I got some opinions for
GSC. But most of them didn¡¯t even know
partiallyagreeonthisideathatKoreansneed
which was prevalent in Japan several years
Howeverthroughtheirattitudesandactionsnoneofthemcanearnanytrustandrespect.
betternewspaper.
the name of the elected person and some
to accept Japan as contemporary and admit
ago? Four people died and tens of people
Whatpeoplewantsarepeaceandsecurity.Tohavesomepeace,wehavetoovercome
First, if I have no interest in some news,
have rather asked me when we made
open-mindly. However, if we¡¯re to take
were hospitalized after eating curry with
oureconomicsituationfirstofall.Todothis,itisinevitableforthethreesubjectsto
evenifinKoreanwords,Iwillnevertryto
thatelection. We can simply say that they
Japaneseculturalproperties,weshouldhave
arsenic at a festival in Wakayama, police
come together and put all their efforts to drive to the right way. That is why
understand the news. In this respect, The
mustbetheindividualisticyoungstudentsof
much controling foundation on the point of
havereported34moresimilarattacksacross
compromises and actual fulfillment is needed, to solve it in a peaceful way. The
Argus has better conditions than any other
today. But we already know that the
preparationandcorrection.
thecountryafterthat.
government argues that they are trying to persuade the labor unions. But this should
Englishpapers.
responsibilitytothesestudentsrestswithall
I saw the Korean movie ¡®BEAT¡¯ about
Astheutilitarianismandopportunismgot
have been done earier before they have taken actions. The way they are solving is
However, The Argus publishes its paper
concerned.
twoyearsago.Atfirstsightofmywatching,
abroad, the ways to hurt people with a low
wrong. Just offering ¡®presents¡¯ to step aside the present trouble doesn¡¯t help anyone.
once a month. Therefore I receive some
One assemblyman has once said that all
itimpressedmewiththefeelingthatitreally
extentoffeelingguiltinesshaveincreased.I
Basicallythegovernmentshouldhavemorerespecttothelaborsandconsiderthemasa
newschosenbytheeditorspublishes.Tobe
politicians are blind with avarice. Without
waswellmadecomparingwithotherKorean
thinkthisiswhymanypeoplepoisonedfood
partner.IfnotthecommissionmayaswellbeamanekingtoshowtheIMFthatwe¡¯ve
sure,monthlymaintopicwillchangesevery
strongwillsormanyplanstheyareapttouse
movies. However, I also felt extreme
afterthefirstincidentinJapan,withoutguilt,
madeone.
month. Nevertheless, I want more various
the unjust ways like a bribe or a black
violence and power game was making this
which hurt many people. This shows how
Andalso,inthiskindofsituationwhentheunemploymentrateisgettinghigherwhile
readings I know the University papers have
propaganda. So when we think of the word
movie too unrealistic. Recently, however, I
thingscanturnoutwhencarriedoutwithout
theeconomygrowingrateisconsiderablylow,peoplearedoubtedwhethertheirrightto
lots of limitations though. Obviously,
¡®election¡¯,theadjectivelike¡®dirty¡¯or¡®black¡¯
heard from some guys about the reality of
consciousness. It¡¯s same with our teenager
liveisensured.Itistruethatwhatthelaborunionsaresayingisright.Thegovernment
nobodywantstoreadaboringstory.
comesacrossourmind.
the boy¡¯s high schools. They said the
students. They have anguish with their
is just laying off labors without any countermeasures and what the President just
Iwanttoreadjuicystoriesaboutcirclesor
Butitismoreheartbreakingbecausehere
atmosphere,violence,actandalloftheboy¡¯s
problems of family and school but they¡¯re
irresponsiblysaystothepeoplethroughtheTVis,inthissituationitisinevitable.But
a small meetings in school. I agree that the
is the university, the symbol of purity and
schools were just as that movie had
yet to have formed their value in life. In
theunionsshouldknowthatiftheykeepdrivingtothegeneralstrike,itwillcausean
monthly newspaper can not treat too trifle
criticism.Wehavealwaystriedtogetridof
described.Iwasperplexedatthis.Asagirl,I
ordertohelpuncontrolledstudents,weneed
enormousdamagetooureconomywhichwillonlymenacepeople¡¯srighttolivemore.
thingsthough,Ithinkthatthebiggestpartof
ourdeep-rootedbadhabits.
thoughtmoviesarejustmovieswhichdonot
to regulate the Japanese culture accepted in
Morecautionisneededfromthebothside.Nothingcannotbesolvedifthethreepanels
students¡¯schoollifeistheircirclesorasmall
Thiselectionwereindifference,lowvoting
reflect much of reality but I realized they
Koreawhichbearshollowdreadbeneaththe
keeponlyaskingandforgettingwhoisworkingforwhom.Theyshouldknowthatthey
meetings of departments. It will take a
rate and even black propaganda. That¡¯s all
wereshowingthereallifeofsometeenager.
surface.
aretherepresentativesofpeople.Iftheyconsiderthemselvestobeone,thenthinkwhat
growingofinterestinthispaperandhelpto
bad things that we can see in the korean
The ongoing teenagers¡¯ problems such as
thepeoplereallywants.
reducesomeformalimagesofTheArgus.It
politic.Specially,weshouldgiveattentionto
violenceandvengeance,shunningoneofthe
isnecessarytobeamorefriendlypaper.
thediscussionamongthecandidates.
classmates among students, teenagers
ByKimJin-young
Finally, I want to see a monthly calendar
In order that the election may find the
endlessly wandering without direction and
Sophomore of EnglishDept.
aboutourschool.WhenIwasafreshman,I
originalmeaningthatshouldbetheelection
hope, and going out of home and end into
missedalotofschoolsevents.Because,Idid
of policy. Each candidate should present
not know the informations about it. To be
policies that they can drive forward with
sure,itwasmyfault.
assurance and should discuss their own
ANNOUNCEMENT
However, if I could have known the
policieswithothers.Andtheelectorsshould
informations more easier, I would have not
elect with the judge for the will and
missed it. I think, it would be good for the
possibilityofcandidates¡¯policies.Therefore
The Argus greeted new Managing Director, Lee Sun-woo, English Department :
students if the paper notifices about events
the discussion among candidates is very
TheArgussincerelythankstoKimDae-sung,theformerManagingDirectorforhis
and monthly functions of school. Students
important.
enthusiasm and impassion. The Argus reshuffled in its staff positions for new
wouldbeabletounderstandschoolsoverall
The discussion of this election is very
semester.Newlyappointedmembersareasfollowing:HeadEditorisChoiYun-jin
situations and know its monthly programs
disappointingthatmostofcandidatesdidn¡¯t
(Th-3)andEditorialConsultantisYoonYoung-nam(MIS-3)andPlanningDirector
more easily and comfortably by seeing the
prepare themselves enough for the
isYoonSe-kyong(M-3).
calendar. It is difficult to know school¡¯s
discussion. But the really serious problem
SevenReportershavebeenpromotedtoAssociateEditors.TheyareOhDong-chun
wholeeventsandfunctions.Moreover,even
was the shortage of publicity. And the
(CSE-2):AssociateEditorofNewsSection.KimKyeong-pyo(EC-2),LeeChang-
freshmenorundergraduatescouldknowthe
publicity should not only be the time and
nam(E-2):AssociateEditorsofNationalSection.JeongJee-won(C-2),ParkHyo-joo
new informations, especially freshmen and
place. That should also give students basic
(Pl-2):AssociateEditorsofInternationalSection.JeongMin-hee(PA-2),KimYoo-
foreign students who do not read korean at
informationaboutthenecessityofdiscussion
nie(Ro-2):AssociateEditorsofTheory&CritiqueSection.
all, The rearranged schedule calendar will
andthesignificanceoftheirparticipation.
Fourcub-reporterswhowererecruitedthroughanexaminationinSeptember,1998
helpsomeonetobecomemoreintimatewith
I hope that desirable election should be
havebecomefull-fledgedmembersofTheArgusafterfivemonth¡¯straining.They
the school. Thus I hope the newspaper of
setteleddowninHUFS.Agoodcaptainwill
areKimJin-young(E-2),LeeSang-yun(E-2):ReportersofNewsSection.KimYun-
TheArguswillhelpthelifeofthestudentsin
leadustothecleanandlargesea.
jung(Lg-2),ParkJung-young(E-2):ReportersofCultureSection.
thecampus.
MeanwhileKimSo-young(Ir-4),formerHeadEditor andtwoDirectorslefttheir
deskaftertheirenthusiasticandimpassionedworkforTheArgus.
ThewholestaffsofTheArgusthanksforyourreadershipandencouragementand
willsparenoefforttoliveuptoyourexpectations.
ByKwonJae-hyun
ByKimChul-hwan
Sophomore of EnglishDept.
Junior of GermanDept.
YangYoung-chul/CartoonistofTheArgus

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