Contents
The change of women's social status in Korea : progress and reaction / Young Lan Kim 1
Abstract 1
Introduction 2
The Change of Women's Social Status in Korea 4
Definition of Women's Social Status and Relationship with the Gender Equality 4
The Change of Women's Social Status through Data 7
The Change of Women's Social Status through Laws and Systems: from Gender Neutrality to de-gendering 15
Does Women's Social Status Progress or Is It an Optical Illusion? Gap between de jure Equality and de facto Equality 20
The Hidden Side of Progress in Women's Social Status through Data 21
Women's Political Participation, Poverty in the Midst of Plenty 26
Gap between Women's Law and Reality 28
Newly Intensified Gender Division of Labor and Unfinished Gender Equality 29
International Position of Korean Women's Status 34
Conclusion: The Change of Women's Social Status and Residual Inequality 36
References 38
Biographical Note 39