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6 MARCH2,2006
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Howtousewomenresources
Thisyear’sricefarming
beginsinstruggle
Recognizingtheever-deepeningproblemofwomenemployment
O
n February 24, residents of Pyeongtaek
held yeongnongbaldaesik which is the
ceremony for informing the beginning of rice
employees female since 2004, and other companies
farminginthisyear,infrontofthevillagehallin
ByKimJeong-eun
willcarryoutthewomenquotasystemevenmorethan
dodu2-ri with the hope of a year of abundance.
ReporterofNationalSection
that proportion this year. Another improvement is in
At this ceremony, under the auspices of Pan-
theexpansionofday-carecentersandtheentireaspect
KoreancommitteeagainstU.S.baseextensionto
L
ast year, women ranked first not only on a state
of maternity leave, both are essential. A day-care
Pyong-Taek about one hundred residents
law examination but also on administrative
center in workplace will enable women to attend
performedtheopeningceremonyoffarmingby
examination.Thissupportsthefactofwomanpower.
faithfully to their work and reduce the anxiety of
filling up soil in seedbeds. It symbolizes the
Especially, female proportion of applicants on each
workingmotherswhoareburdenedbythethoughtof
dedicationofearnestworking
governmental examination jumped was 32.3% and
balancing,theactionofraisingachildwhileworking.
Itisnowthe4thyearsincetheinhabitantsin
44.0% respectively, showing large growth. However,
Theroleofeachuniversityalsoplaysanimportant
Daechuri and Dodu2-ri have fought against the
thepercentageofwomenemployedisstilllowerthan
role. At this time, Ehwa Women’s University has
U.S. troop redeploy on their livelihood.
thatofmen.
activatedEhwa’sDevelopmentProgramofLeadership
However,theydidnotreachtoanagreementyet.
To solve this problem of women employment, the
todevelopwomen’sfaculties.
Furthermore, the government authorities are
government authorities decided to enforce
Along with revitalization of such program, female
threatening farmers to stop farming in the area
“Affirmative Action” on private enterprises. In the
studentsarealsoinneedofprofessionalcouncilorfor
with the warning of possible use of coercive
present situation, a reconsideration of possible
careerandtrialsofcooperationbetweentheacademic
force?the farmers who would participate in
solutions is needed to find a way to settle the never-
world and the industries which prefer women
farming might be sentenced to two years’
endingdisputeofwomenemployment.
workforce.
imprisonment or be subjected to a fine not
exceedingfiftythousandwon.
Therealityofemploymentamongthewomen
Conclusion
The committee side showed an indomitable
AccordingtoastatisticaldatabyKoreanWomen’s
Itshouldbedividedintotwoaspects,consciousside
willbyproclaiming,“Markingthisceremonyas
Development Institute which analyzed 400 college
and structural side, to solve the problem of female
the starting point, we will form solidarity with
graduatesofmetropolitanareain2004,men’strialto
economicalactivity.Aboveall,itisnecessarytotryto
not only the farmers but also with numerous
getemploymentwas8.3timesperyearonaverage.On
findarationalsolutionofastructuralaspect.
stratum of society in order to stop the extra
the other hand, women apply for jobs 14.9 times per
Even though the year 2005 has witnessed the
expansionofU.S.armedforcesinourlandand
KimJeong-eun/TheArgus
year. That is to say, women’s investment of physical
Awomanstudentislookingatanoticeboardforjobseeking.
extension of women’s rights from the Anti-Family
tosproutlifealloverthevastplains.”
andfinancialefforttogetajobismorethantwicethan
HeadshipLawtotherulingofequalklinsfolkproperty
OnMarch17,allfarmersthisnationwilldrive
that of men. This represents the frustration and stress
Lastly,theproblemcanbeseeninapracticalpoint
open mind while acting as a buffer zone. This,
Inheritance between men and women, it is yet
their tractors to Paengseong and turn the whole
womenjobseekersface.
of view. Women are given three months of the
however, isn’t enough to turn or change societies
incomplete in many fields. In modern society which
rice paddy over to ruin. The confrontation
TheexistingconditionslikewiseremainedinHUFS.
maternity leave, which is a combined period of two
viewpointsandactivities.
aspires to attain sexual equity, the problem must be
between the residents and the government is
Lookingattheresultsoftheclassof2005ofHUFS,
monthsbycompany’sdecisionandonemonthbythe
solvedassoonaspossible.
becomingthecenterofinterestandattention.
Solutionstotheproblem
thedatashowedthatoutof1775graduates,72.4%of
governmentsupport.Tofillupthegap,thecompany
socio@hufs.ac.kr
ByKimJeong-eun/TheArgus
men found employment and 62.2% of women found
can not sustain the loss of material and financial
Itisnecessaryforgovernmentalpolicytostepinto
KimJeong-eun/TheArgus
employment. This shows the reality of employment
aspects.Thecompanyalsoseesthisasinefficient.This
solve the issue about women’s employment.
amongthewomenplainly.
is why the company tends to shirk employment of
Affirmative Action, which will be applied to private
※About“AffirmativeAction”
women, which results in the internal organization of
enterprisesthisupcomingMarch,isoneexpedientfor
Obstaclesofwomenemployment
workplace depending largely on men. By this, all
making good use of women’s abilities in business.
Itiscommonformostenterprisestohesitatebefore
superiorpositionsareoccupiedbymen,incontrastto
Furthermore, a currently executed project by The
According to the reform bill, both public and
hiringwomen.Companiesclaim,“Ifthereisachoice
women who are mostly in the sales department or in
Ministry of Women and Families, “Program to
individualenterpriseswhichhasmorethan1,000
between a man and woman with equal ability, one
assistantpositions.
Promote Women Employment, Tailor-made to the
workers should submit the present state of both
couldnothelphiringaman,ofcourse.”
As a matter of course, there is some truth in what
CommunityNeed”isalsoattractingexpectationsfrom
sexes of workers by the kind of occupation and
The reason of such decisions run as follows. First,
companies argue. But it is obvious that the assertion
the public. This plan is based on support program
job classification. By analyzing that state of
due to the fact that the majority of counterparts are
claiming the women’s illegibility of negotiation is a
cooperatedwithindustry,government,andeducational
affairs, companies which maintains women
men, women would struggle to negotiate tactically
superiority complex of men initiated from generation
institutions after vocational education of 1500
employment of below 60% of the average must
whentheyareworkingwithmen
togeneration.Suchprejudicedsightproducesamen-
employedwomenunder29yearsofage.Throughthis
formulate a plan for more female workers. And
Second, companies insist the limitations of women
basedatmosphereintheirplaceofwork.
plan,itachieved36%ofwomen’semploymentatthe
then they should present actual results of
are evident. That is, compared to men, women are
Problems in the university are obstacles, too. Even
end of year 2005. This should be continued to
performance.
likely to be less loyal to their workplace. By far,
thoughmanycollegesareinvestingalargeamountof
positivelyaidgovernmentpolicy.
BytheintroductionofAffirmativeActionfrom
womentendtoquitajobmoreoftenthanmen,andthe
effort to improve women’s leadership or etc, it is
Also, companies should have a more aggressive
comingMarch,itisexpectedforthecompaniesto
responsibility of household management is relatively
incapable to solve the problem of women’s
attitudetowardtheimprovementofproductivityofthe
useexcellentwomenworkforceintherightplace
lessthanthatofmen.Thelaborefficiencyofwomen
employment. Instead of having a biased view of
women’sworkforce.Forexample,LGElectronicshas
andwillcontributetoextendwomenemployment.
Arrangedseedbedsinorder
undoubtedlylacks.
women, a university is very important as it keeps an
voluntarily dedicated to have 20% of its new
dive
Betterwayneeded
ArousinghopetoNorthKoreandefectors
in
criminals. But the public, for safety
ByParkMin-shik
workshops, and we are planning to
reasons want to know how these people
ByKimJeong-eun
EditorialConsultant
systematize and merge resources of various
look.Accordingtoasurveyconductedby
ReporterofNationalSection
programs.”
NYC, 83.2% out of 2,986 participants
L
Thisvolunteerisinfactforminganetwork
ast month, an 11 year-old girl was
agreed that they should disclose the face
friendswithNorthKoreandefectors.Though
murdered after being sexually
of criminals who commit sexual assault
This column is for showing college
they can not keep touch with one another,
abused. What is surprising people is that
repeatedlyandarehighlylikelytoviolate
studentswhoaretakinganactivepartin
they phone or exchange messages and
the murderer was her neighbor and had
again. Some insists, “It’s too harsh,” or
thesociety.
...ed
sometimes they spend time seeing a movie
committed sexual crimes before. The
“Offender’s human rights will be
orhavingamealtogether.
incidenthasmadethepubliclookbackon
infringedupon.”Then,whowilltakecare
As the reporter inquired about the
regulations and punishments for sex
of victim’s human rights? Since sex
W
hen the reporter met Saeteomin at
differences in North Korean defectors, she
offenders. Because an important function
offender already invaded victim’s human
Hanawon, who had escaped from
said that she did not feel any of that. She
ofregulationsistopreventcrimebeforeit
rights, it doesn’t make sense to place the
North
Korea,
they
shouted
said, “it’s even weird to mention about the
happens. If ineffective, society needs to
offender’srightsoverthevictimsorfuture
“Daehanminguk,” which was exactly same
term differences because they are so much
make them stricter or find other
victims.
whenSouthKoreancheeredin2002World
alike.Sometimesthough,Igetconfusedwith
preventive measures.
Authorities enlighten
TheEye
Cup.
theiruniqueaccent,paceofspeechorcertain
Authoritiescandecrease
themthrougheducation;
In An-seong, there were many brick
termstheyuseindialogue.IfsoIalwaysask
sexual crimes only
statisticsreleasedbythe
buildingsinaquietplace.Thosearehomes
themaboutthedefinitionofthatword.”
when it combines three
NYC showed that
of North Korean defectors called
Lastly,thereporterrequestedsomeadvice
things - punishment,
education was very
KimJeong-eun/TheArgus
“Hanawon.”Thisisunderthecontrolofthe
about volunteer service for HUFSan. “It is
education,
mental
useful into preventing
Papersfilledwithstudents’’hopesexhibitedinclassroom.
Ministry of Unification and regulates the
only an excuse that people could not
treatment.
reoccurrence. Only one
access of general public. People in here go
and suffer from feelings of alienation from
department of Political Science and
participate in public services or take part in
Present law on sex
among 756 offenders
out into the world by the support of the
thisdifferentculture.Tosolvesuchproblem,
Diplomacy. She was searching for some
thesocietyduetotheirworkorstudy.Idid
offenders punish them
who took the classes
MinistryofUnificationafterbeingeducated
it is necessary to educate them for re-
rewarding activity and she started
so, at first. When I started working at
lightly. According to a
madethesamemistake.
forthreemonths.
socializationinliberaldemocracy.
volunteeringserviceatHanawoninJanuary,
Hanawon, I thought I had many things to
report on sex offenders
On the other hand, 23
They need to acclimate themselves to the
For this, North Korean Human Right
2005.
offer,butasIstartedvisitingHanawonevery
againstjuvenilereleased
people out of 4,624
newenvironmentofSouthKorea.Incertain
(NKHR) is playing an important role.
“Every saturday, I am lightened in heart
saturday,Iunderstoodthatvolunteerservice
by the National Youth
veiled
offender’s
cases, they go through financial problems
Volunteers in NKHR participate in
and I feel languid in body. And I’m
isaboutwhatwe‘share’,not‘give’.Andthat
Commission (NYC), only 1,725 persons
violated, and 59 people out of 4,441
entertainment education program intended
impressed by students’ greeting like ‘thank
is the motivation to strive for the beauty
out of 10,090 violators has been
unveiled criminals. It proves that both
for children and youth every saturday.
you for teaching us’, ‘see you again next
inside.”
imprisoned since 2001, accounting for
publicationandeducationarehelpful,but
KimJeong-eun/TheArgus
NKHR is an organization founded in May,
saturday’ after class. Also I’m very glad
The reporter participated in the education
17%.Otherswerefinedorgotsuspended
education is better. So, authorities needs
1996 by activists for human right,
when children who moved out Hanawon
program at Hanawon, too. Children looked
sentences.
tofocusoneducation.
intellectuals, and insurgents from North
after education got in touch with me
uncomfortableastheysawajournalistwitha
Korean disclosure law, one way of
Some doctors suggest people consider
Korea with the intention of informing an
sometimes. I am thankful how I can take a
large camera, but soon they welcomed
givingpunishment,shouldbestricter.The
this a psychical illness. It focuses on
infringement upon people’s right in North
little part of their hearts in such a short
reporter amicably. The reporter could not
NYC now reveals sex offenders’ names,
unseen factors such as character, home
Korea.
periodoftime,”saidshe,inresponsetothe
helpwonderingabouttheirbright,optimistic
ages, occupations and general addresses,
background, etc. In the United States,
Volunteers are mostly young people
question“whendoyoufeelvolunteeringisa
attitudeinthefaceofvarioushardships.
which is vague, to keep them from
specialistsanalyzeoffender’sbackground,
includingcollegestudents.Hanawonactivity
worthyuseforyourtime?”
There is a saying among the defectors,
repeating the same crimes. However, in
medical history, character and then
is carried out every Saturday. Volunteers
Certainly,thevolunteerworkisnotalways
“South Korea is a land of trial as well as
othernations,thenamingshamingagainst
continuetofollowuponthemevenafter
teachKoreanandsocialsciencefrom10a.m.
a rose garden. “I feel sore when children
opportunity.” It means that they go through
sexoffenderismuchstricter.Forinstance,
discharge. But Korean prisons seldom
to noon. Of course, Hanawon also educates
worry about a prejudiced view and feel
physical, spiritual pain here in our society.
Germany constructed centralized DNA
offer medical treatment except Gongju
children on weekdays, but volunteers are
misunderstoodasNorthKoreandefectorsin
The reporter was inspired by volunteers
databasesystemofhabitualsexoffenders.
Curing Prison. If they could receive
making aware of purpose of study,
South Korea. They are afraid of being
endeavoring to reduce such gap with North
The United States punishment for these
psychologicaltreatmentwhileinprison,it
developing skills, amusing them by various
neglectedduetothefactsthattheyareshort,
Korean defectors. Is it not a exemplary
types of crimes varies depending on the
would be helpful in cutting down the
education program rather than enrich their
ignorant or they speak the North Korean
conduct on the part of real youth with
state in which the crime was committed:
reoccurrenceofmoresexcrimes.
knowledge.Theafternoonprogrambeginsat
dialect. At that time, I acknowledge their
passiontodiveintothesociety?
limiting offender’s residence, adhering
Peopleareoutragedanddonotwantto
1p.m.until5p.m.Thatprogramisorganized
concern by saying ‘That’s not true. A
GPS navigation system for lifetime,
see these shameful crimes happening
notonlyforteenagersbutforschoolchildren
confident manner is the most important
hanging on notice board saying “Sex
again.Somethingneedstobedonenowto
and kindergarten pupils. With students,
thing.’butIfeelsorry.Moreover,Ilearnthe
offender.” Compared with above
protect the young, vulnerable and
volunteers listen to popular songs or see a
limitsofmyabilityasteacher.BecauseI’m
countries, Korea is very lenient on sex
innocent:children.
moviesometimes.
just volunteer and I don’t have expert
offenders. Korean authorities can’t
The reporter met one of the volunteers
knowledge about education. The teachers
disclose concrete addresses for these
parkms@hufs.ac.kr
socio@hufs.ac.kr
Ms.ShinisvolunteeringatHanawon.
who is in Sungkyunkwan University,
including myself attend occasional

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