W13. Gender and development/ Kim Seonghui

1. Summary
Gender and development are studies that understand and apply the impact of economic development and globalization on people based on gender, social politics, etc.
In the earliest days, the term "women in development" was used. The women's movement in developing countries was close to liberal feminism. They sought to eliminate women's disadvantages in society by promoting women's education and giving them equal opportunities with men.
Women and development are theoretical and practical methods. They argued that women should actively participate in making development projects.
Unlike the above approach, the GAD approach approaches how society assigns roles and responsibilities to both women and men.
Meanwhile, the advent of neo-liberalistic approaches has brought attention to the economic power related to performance. Outsourcing is mainly allocated to women, who are called cheap labor, which has given women jobs, but also creates problems in that it is a job that can be replaced at any time in a bad working environment. Smart economics is the view that gender equality, adopted by the World Bank and the UN, is an integral part of economic development. But these smart economies are criticized for supporting the current state of gender inequality and for not making efforts to reform the system.
 
2. New/Interesting
With the development of microfinance for women, it is said that it flows in a positive direction for women's development, including women's companies. On the other hand, however, it was shocking that such loans from microfinance caused domestic violence in the home. I was also first noticed that the UN and the World Bank had adopted and advocated a certain degree of complacency in the smart economy. I think they should try to resolve structural gender inequality that is more entrenched in our society rather than simply insisting that 'gender equality is necessary for economic development.'
 
3. Discussion
In our society, there is a saying called the glass cliff. On the surface, it seems to have broken the glass ceiling, but why is there a glass cliff that elects women as leaders when political parties and businesses are at their most difficult times? I'd like to know what you think about how we can solve these problems.

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  1. 김윤(KIM YOON)June 13, 2020 at 9:23 AM

    I thought it might be because male chauvinism still exists within a certain company or group. Although the situation has improved to some extent from the past due to the emergence of competent women and improved awareness in society, I understand that Korea's glass ceiling index is almost at the bottom. Also, some people around me don't know the term glass ceiling. The more the media and public opinion let us know about the reality of the glass ceiling and people are aware of it and try to change it, the sooner we can break the glass ceiling.

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