tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post5597600021206024996..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Women Judges and Prosecutors?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-85465278680074364282013-09-23T10:01:47.034-04:002013-09-23T10:01:47.034-04:00As a European woman living in Korea, I'd have ...As a European woman living in Korea, I'd have to disagree with you about the comparison with Arabia, Kuwait and Nigeria, I think you went too far.<br /><br />Also, what you need to know, if we dig deep into Korean history, before China brought Confucianism, Korea was a quite liberal society, they say and the power was pretty much in the hands of women. I don't wanna blame neither China nor the Confucianist ideology for the gender inequallity, but given these facts, you can say the Korean society is going towards a balllance of its own. Yes, true, there's discrimination for sure, but somehow women here seem to be good fighters as well.<br /><br />And as for a woman president, personally, I don't think that automatically changes much, it's just a coincidence, I'd dare saying. And whether she's good or not that's too early to talk about.Dac X Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293064862842657519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-83126582337494753442013-09-18T15:39:03.077-04:002013-09-18T15:39:03.077-04:00I don't know anything about women judges and p...I don't know anything about women judges and prosecutors. I think it is a good thing because if only men are judges, then the courts will always be skewed. <br />I think it puts more pressure on women since during the day she has to be a judge and after that she has to cook and clean for her family. Double pressure.<br /><br />One thing that I think is very important and severely under-reported is the fact that Korea has a woman as a president. It is too early to think that women gained more equality, after all, the gender gap in Korea can be compared that to United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Nigeria. <br />Shame, shame, shame.<br /><br />However, to my knowledge, there was never a woman president in Japan so Korea beat them to it. There was none in America, despite all the talk about how free and unbiased it is.<br /><br />So I guess Korea is way ahead of other nations (the U.S. included) in terms of progressive thinking. Just think of it - they would rather pick an African American than a woman. I bet they would pick an Asian American before they pick a woman. Of course, Clinton and Bachmann are not the role models you want to follow. And Sarah Palin is just a joke. I hope Clinton does not become a democratic candidate in 2016, she will lose. <br /><br />Anyway, hurrah for Mrs. Park. I wonder if she is married. Is she a good president? VBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803121458189359614noreply@blogger.com