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Understanding women’s empowerment in post-Covid Korea: A historical analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2023

Haeyoung Jang  and
Seung-Ho Kwon
Haeyoung Jang*
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Seung-Ho Kwon
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
*
Haeyoung Jang, Korean Research Initiatives, The University of New South Wales, Room 1015, Level 1, East Wing, Quadrangle Building, High Street, KENSINGTON, NSW 2052, Australia. Email: haeyoungjang@hotmail.com
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Abstract

South Korea has been faced with a widening economic gender gap during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. To inform discussion of Korean women’s future following the pandemic, this article explores the country’s history of women’s empowerment. It identifies cultural, educational, economic, and political changes, and their long-term effects on women’s role and status. The analysis is based on data collected from Korea’s national statistical database and a review of relevant literature. Findings inform policy directions for advancing women’s economic empowerment in Korea and other countries following a similar development path and contribute to expanding our understanding of the factors and relations influencing women’s empowerment.

Keywords

women’s empowermenteconomic developmentcultural influencehistorical analysispost-CovidKoreaJ160
Type
Gender, power and work
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The Economic and Labour Relations Review , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 2022 , pp. 351 - 376
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2022

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