3월 19일 마릭 부영사와의 세계 여성의 날 기념 웹채팅 전문입니다.

[주한미국대사관]

☆ 어서오세요. 우리들의 이야기 세상, 카페채팅입니다 ☆

☆ 운영자를 사칭하거나 불건전 대화 내용 적발시 신고해 주세요 ☆

☆ 방장님은 방을 나가실 때 갈무리 하실 수 있습니다 ☆

☆ 즐겁고 유익한 시간 되시길 바랍니다 ↖(^ㅅ^)↗☆

☆☆☆ 오렌지드링크님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

하이

오렌지드링크

▶

hi

주한미국대사관

▶

Good morning! As announced, we will have

주한미국대사관

▶

today`s web chat in English.

오렌지드링크

▶

^^

주한미국대사관

▶

We will invite Ms. Maric soon for a nice chat on women`s issues.

☆☆☆ 마릭 부영사님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

☆☆☆ 도롱이님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

하이

오렌지드링크

▶

hi

☆☆☆ 로즈님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

하이

마릭 부영사

▶

Hello, welcome

오렌지드링크

▶

^^/

로즈

▶

안녕하세요 !!!

☆☆☆ 역사학도님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

하이

마릭 부영사

▶

I want to start this morning with a discussion about women and education. Any questions to start?

역사학도

▶

Good Morning! Vice Consul Natalia Maric!

마릭 부영사

▶

Before I start, let me introduce myself for those who don`t know me, I am a Vice Consul in the

마릭 부영사

▶

US Embassy here in Seoul. My name is Natalia Maric

마릭 부영사

▶

Good morning.

오렌지드링크

▶

My name is orange drink ^^*

마릭 부영사

▶

I agreed to participate today because I completed a Ph.D. dissertation on the role of women and

오렌지드링크

▶

읔 My ID orange drink

☆☆☆ 안미노님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

역사학도

▶

How long have been in Korea?

마릭 부영사

▶

economic growth. I focused specifically on the role that female education plays in developing

마릭 부영사

▶

economies

마릭 부영사

▶

I have been in Korea for 5 months

역사학도

▶

Sound very interesting topic.

마릭 부영사

▶

I have particularly interested in following female participation in the economy during current

마릭 부영사

▶

global turndown in the economy.

마릭 부영사

▶

I was particularly surprised that in Korea 82 percent of layoffs are women`s jobs

역사학도

▶

That`s really a fresh idea!

마릭 부영사

▶

I was wondering why you think more women are being laid off than men

역사학도

▶

82 percent? I didn`t know that!!!

마릭 부영사

▶

This statistic comes from the National Statistical Office in Korea

마릭 부영사

▶

The most impacted age groups are women 20-39.

역사학도

▶

Oh! That`s the reality we have not been awared of.

역사학도

▶

If that`s true, that`s really a challenging issue.

마릭 부영사

▶

Korea has made a lot of progress in bringing women into the workplace over the last few decades.

역사학도

▶

I know we Korean socieity had prejudice against woman`s role fifty years ago.

로즈

▶

저는 영어를 못하니 .....힘드네요.ㅋ ㅋ AIG 근무하는데요..하고싶은말이 많았느데 다음에 한국어로 할회가 있으면 다시오겠습니다..재미있게 하시고 퇴청합니다. 죄송합니다^^:

마릭 부영사

▶

Yes, but female participation in the economy has significantly increased over the last fifty years.

☆☆☆ 빠리꼬우님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

☆☆☆ 로즈님이 방을 나가셨습니다 ☆☆☆

역사학도

▶

We do not feel that such prejudice still exists, but the statatics says it.

주한미국대사관

▶

로즈님처럼 한국어로 하고 싶은 말이 있으신 분들은 의견을 한국어로 게재하셔도 됩니다.

오렌지드링크

▶

네 ^^*

마릭 부영사

▶

As a consular officer, I am always encouraging people to come to the US to study.

마릭 부영사

▶

In particular, women`s education is very important and the US welcomes Korean

마릭 부영사

▶

students both male and female. However, I was noting that Korea statistics indicate

안미노

▶

Do many American femles participate in the ecnomy compare to Korea?

마릭 부영사

▶

that the more education a woman has, the more likely she is to remain in the work force.

마릭 부영사

▶

Female participation in the US is over 75 percent and women are an active part of our economic

마릭 부영사

▶

activity

마릭 부영사

▶

I was wondering what your thoughts were on the obstacles that women face in Korea?

안미노

▶

I guess it

빠리꼬우

▶

I think for some women it`s marriage?

오렌지드링크

▶

직장에서 여자는 시집 가면 끝이다 뭐 그런 생각이 있는거 같은되요 ^^;;;;

안미노

▶

comes from the sexual discrimination which still exists in Korea

역사학도

▶

Well, most Koreans are now ready to welcome women as their leader more than ever before.

빠리꼬우

▶

I also think that the Korean working environment has changed a lot

마릭 부영사

▶

As I mentioned, a lot of progress has been made in Korea and the US. However, women face many

마릭 부영사

▶

challenges in balance work and family. In my research as a doctoral student, I found that whether

마릭 부영사

▶

educated women work or stay at home, they have a positive outcome on economic growth. The key

마릭 부영사

▶

problem is that women exit the workplace sometimes for up to 10 years to raise children and it is

마릭 부영사

▶

very difficult to re-enter the workforce while at the same time getting the most out of a woman’s

마릭 부영사

▶

training and education. It is a challenge in Korea and the US as well.

☆☆☆ ???님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

마릭 부영사

▶

How has the working environment changed?

빠리꼬우

▶

Do women in America also face obstacles?

☆☆☆ ???님이 방을 나가셨습니다 ☆☆☆

역사학도

▶

Yes, and it is actually much more serious challenge in Korea.

☆☆☆ ???님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

마릭 부영사

▶

American women face many obstacles -- long work hours, family unfriendly workplaces, and finding

마릭 부영사

▶

good child care.

☆☆☆ ???님이 방을 나가셨습니다 ☆☆☆

☆☆☆ ???님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

☆☆☆ ???님이 방을 나가셨습니다 ☆☆☆

마릭 부영사

▶

Why do you think it is more challenging in Korea?

역사학도

▶

The challenge is that many Koreans appreciate women`s role for beauty and physical appearance rather

역사학도

▶

than their ability.

오렌지드링크

▶

한국은 조금 더할걸요

안미노

▶

When women work, the most important thing is the child care. But Korea just started

마릭 부영사

▶

If true that is unfortunate. Every day as a consular officer I see extremely intelligent and

안미노

▶

the child care system, and it is not yet stablized.

마릭 부영사

▶

capable Korea women coming for student visas. Korea has a wealth of untapped human capital in the

마릭 부영사

▶

female population.

안미노

▶

That is why women face many obstacles (I think)

오렌지드링크

▶

마자요

역사학도

▶

Companies would prefer unmarried young women to married women. That is the challenge.

빠리꼬우

▶

really?

마릭 부영사

▶

To discriminate against women because of her marriage or parental status is illegal in the US.

안미노

▶

It is also illegal in Korea, too.

마릭 부영사

▶

The US government as an employer is absolutely outstanding at providing solutions for a family

안미노

▶

But people`s perspective does not change so much.

마릭 부영사

▶

friendly work environment.

마릭 부영사

▶

I have followed the work of the Ministry of Gender Inequality and the problem perhaps is not that

마릭 부영사

▶

the laws don`t exist, but rather enforcement.

오렌지드링크

▶

한국에서는 정직원으로 여성을 조금 뽑는거 같아요 거히 임시직으로 하는거 같아요

마릭 부영사

▶

Changing social perspectives on women`s participation in the workplace is evolutionary. Frankly,

마릭 부영사

▶

Korea has moved forward very rapidly.

역사학도

▶

I hate to see women are discrimanated by their appearance.

마릭 부영사

▶

By enforcement I mean, company commitment to widespread acceptance of women in the

마릭 부영사

▶

workplace is evolving.

역사학도

▶

The problem is that beauty has been idolozied.

☆☆☆ 신지연님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

^^

역사학도

▶

The laws don`t exist, but rather enforcement? Enforcement by the Feminist policy?

신지연

▶

(Hi! I finally got in! :D)

마릭 부영사

▶

Feminist policy? What does that mean?

빠리꼬우

▶

Specifically, what kind of educations are there to develop women leaders?

역사학도

▶

Well, Kim Dae Jung`s government is known for the Feminist policy.

마릭 부영사

▶

I think educational institutions, especially women`s colleges have been an

마릭 부영사

▶

outstanding forum for developing female leadership in Korea.

안미노

▶

However, we still have long way to go for changing some customs in work place.

마릭 부영사

▶

I was wondering what you think about the role women`s colleges play in expanding the role

빠리꼬우

▶

ah, like Ewha university!

마릭 부영사

▶

of women in leadership?

역사학도

▶

Yes, you are suggesting a healthy way to improve women`s position.

빠리꼬우

▶

i think first, it kind of plays a big role in making a `womenized?` network?

마릭 부영사

▶

In the US, women`s universities like Smith, Wellesley, Vassar, and Bryn Mawr have played a vital

마릭 부영사

▶

role in nation wide acceptance of women in the workplace and in leadership roles.

역사학도

▶

We have seen extreme feminist policy is not healthy to improve the environment.

마릭 부영사

▶

Secreatary Clinton is a graduate of Wellesly College and has been a strong advocate her

마릭 부영사

▶

entire career for increasing womens` leadership roles.

역사학도

▶

I see. That`s why Wellesly College has been mentioned.

마릭 부영사

▶

As for feminist policy, a strong democracy should have room for all approaches to the topic.

오렌지드링크

▶

한국도 여자 대통령이 한번 나와야 여권신장이 될거 같네요 ^^ ... 여자 대통령이 나올 가능성이 아주 높거든요 ^^

신지연

▶

Does the US have any government policies regarding women`s political participation?

신지연

▶

from my understanding, some countries have certain quotas for women representatives in congress

역사학도

▶

Well, I hope we soon have a woman president. But I distinguish it from Feminism.

마릭 부영사

▶

We have strong laws governing equal rights in the US. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act ensures

마릭 부영사

▶

legal protection for women against discrimination.

오렌지드링크

▶

^^;;

마릭 부영사

▶

The US government has many women in positions of power. In fact, Secretary Clinton ran an extremely

마릭 부영사

▶

competitive campaign to become President of the United States. She was also a US Senator and

마릭 부영사

▶

accomplished attorney.

마릭 부영사

▶

The US is seeing signs that the future of Korean foreign policy will be positively impacted by more

마릭 부영사

▶

female involvement.

역사학도

▶

Secretary Clinton`s intellectual capacity is very impressive. I see her as a woman of discernment.

신지연

▶

Oh i see : )

마릭 부영사

▶

65.7 percent of the applicants passing the Korean diplomatic exam are women.

빠리꼬우

▶

wow

마릭 부영사

▶

32 percent of bar exam applicants who pass through the system in Korea are women and their are an

오렌지드링크

▶

움~~~

역사학도

▶

65.7 percent! That`s an interesting statistics.

마릭 부영사

▶

increasing number of women judges and prosecutors.

마릭 부영사

▶

It all bodes well for the future of Korean women as leaders.

신지연

▶

I think the glass ceiling will eventually disappear : )

역사학도

▶

Yes, on one side there is a group of women very successful. But on the other side

마릭 부영사

▶

I think that these exam statistics support the notion that the glass ceiling in Korea will

마릭 부영사

▶

be eliminated.

역사학도

▶

there is still a group of women with less opportunity.

역사학도

▶

What is glass ceiling?

마릭 부영사

▶

A glass ceiling is a metaphor for a barrier to entry into upper management and executive

마릭 부영사

▶

level jobs.

안미노

▶

However, you mentioned earlier about the high percentage of women`s layoffs in Korea. Wouldn`t this

안미노

▶

be the barriers for women to be the future leader?

마릭 부영사

▶

It is true that the higher level of education women attain in Korea, the more likely they are to

마릭 부영사

▶

remain employed.

역사학도

▶

Yes, the glass ceiling will be removed. But bi-polarization is becoming the new reality.

마릭 부영사

▶

The glass exists in the US as well. Although the US has made progress, we are still evolving

마릭 부영사

▶

on this topic.

마릭 부영사

▶

Bi-polarization?

역사학도

▶

Yes, many under previledged women still suffer from less oportunities.

오렌지드링크

▶

하드 한거는 전부 기계가 하고 소프트 한게 많아야 여성의 사회 진출이 잘될거에요

오렌지드링크

▶

^^

역사학도

▶

Bi-polarization of very successful women and under-previledged women.

마릭 부영사

▶

Under-educated women in the US and Korea are often under-represented in the debate on gender

마릭 부영사

▶

equality.

역사학도

▶

Korean women themselve also need to challenge their attitude.

마릭 부영사

▶

I think the focus should be in Korea and the US as well on developing women as human capital

빠리꼬우

▶

what are the qualities of women leaders?

마릭 부영사

▶

through education.

마릭 부영사

▶

Women leaders, like all leaders, have charisma, intelligence, education, drive and passion for their

마릭 부영사

▶

cause.

마릭 부영사

▶

What do you think are leadership qualities in Korean women?

역사학도

▶

Many women went to colleges for improving marriage condition. They may need to change that attitude

마릭 부영사

▶

I think the connection between marriage and education is a thing of the past. They are not mutually

마릭 부영사

▶

exclusive.

역사학도

▶

I will highly value women`s leadership as a mentor.

오렌지드링크

▶

움 여성의 교육으로 사회 진출 은 일단 그 직종이 소프트 한쪽으로 편중 된다고 생각 하거든요 그레서 사회가 조금 더 발전을 해서 하드 한쪽 보단 소프트 한쪽이 많아 지는게 중요하다

오렌지드링크

▶

고 봐요

마릭 부영사

▶

Speaking of mentoring, I think that in the US and Korea as well, mentoring of younger women by

역사학도

▶

Yes, the connection betwen marriage and education is becoming a thing of the past in Korea.

마릭 부영사

▶

successful older women is crucial.

역사학도

▶

Do you have an example of women`s mentoring?

신지연

▶

Yes i agree. There is not much chance for younger women to meet successful older women.

마릭 부영사

▶

The US supports women`s participation in the broadest range of the economic spectrum, in all

마릭 부영사

▶

industries and professions.

마릭 부영사

▶

In the US, there are organizations that bring successful women together with younger women in their

마릭 부영사

▶

profession. I am thinking of the American Bar Association, for example.

마릭 부영사

▶

Do these organizations exist in Korea?

안미노

▶

Ewha Alumni association?

역사학도

▶

I have never heard such organizations in Korea.

오렌지드링크

▶

여성부 라고 있을걸요

빠리꼬우

▶

no, i haven`t heard of any. but our school has a mentoring program for female students.

마릭 부영사

▶

The US applauds all those effort and organization as they are vital vehicle for developing

역사학도

▶

여성부 is not that kind of organization.

마릭 부영사

▶

women`s economic role.

☆☆☆ 신참봉님이 입장하셨습니다 ☆☆☆

오렌지드링크

▶

^^;;

신지연

▶

my school also runs a mentoring program, but most speakers and `mentor`s are men.

마릭 부영사

▶

Having male mentors is a sign of advancement. It means that learning from those

역사학도

▶

The American Bar Assocation sounds an example of health way to improve women`s role.

마릭 부영사

▶

who have come before you is not a factor of gender, but rather competency.

마릭 부영사

▶

Female-female mentoring is more about shared experiences and shared obstacles. It is useful, but

마릭 부영사

▶

not all encompassing.

신지연

▶

i see : )

역사학도

▶

I was thinking about Female-male mentoring also.

신지연

▶

i guess as the role of women in society in general increases, we will have more chance of meeting

신지연

▶

female mentors!

마릭 부영사

▶

It is a sign of gender equality when mentors engage based on their desire to share

역사학도

▶

In my memory, I have women I respect as mentors.

마릭 부영사

▶

knowledge and not necessarily gender per se.

마릭 부영사

▶

The US has a very active community engaged on the topic of women`s studies, women`s education and

마릭 부영사

▶

women`s labor participation. How do you perceive the robustness of the debate in Korea?

마릭 부영사

▶

I have had both male and female mentors. My dissertation committee was entirely male and my advisor

역사학도

▶

I want to support that debate as far as it moves to healthy direction.

마릭 부영사

▶

was male. I also had a female boss who has followed my career for more than 15 years

마릭 부영사

▶

and has been an immense source of guidance. I have benefited from both.

마릭 부영사

▶

Our current US Ambassador to Korea, Kathleen Stephens, is a person whose career has been an

마릭 부영사

▶

inspiration to women in the US following foreign policy careers.

역사학도

▶

I want to distinguish that debate from Feminism because Feminism has gone to the extreme in Korea.

마릭 부영사

▶

Can you define extreme feminism?

신참봉

▶

I think that is female who ask for gender equility to society

역사학도

▶

Well, the Feminist movement suddenly went to the extreme during Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun`s

역사학도

▶

presidency.

마릭 부영사

▶

I heard when I joined the foreign service that there was a time that US diplomats were rated by

역사학도

▶

It is actually Korean women who do not like extreme feminism.

마릭 부영사

▶

their supervisors on how their spouses performed as diplomatic wives. Also female diplomats in the

마릭 부영사

▶

US at one time were forced to quit when they got married. The foreign service as it exists today

마릭 부영사

▶

is not like that at all. There are many women diplomats who are married with children. I happen to

마릭 부영사

▶

be one of them. I have a husband and two children.

신참봉

▶

so korean feminist have so many divorced!!

안미노

▶

That`s almost similar situation now in Korea.

역사학도

▶

I support such role of women as mentors. But Korean feminist has focued on radical change of

역사학도	▶	social institutions and traditions.
역사학도	▶	Korean feminists are fighters destroying women`s role as mentors.

신지연

▶

I think you need to be careful about make generalizations there

오렌지드링크

▶

(.. )( ..)

역사학도

▶

Korean feminists have focused issues such as removing father`s surname.

신지연

▶

I don`t know much about `extreme feminism` but

역사학도

▶

But removing father`s surname is not the issue among American women.

신지연

▶

many universities nowadays celebrate international women`s day

신지연

▶

and have seminars on gender equality/feminism

마릭 부영사

▶

American women keep their maiden names and some take their husbands’. I took my husbands’,

마릭 부영사

▶

but my very good friend combined her maiden name and her husbands’ name into one

마릭 부영사	▶	last name. In the US it is all about personal choice.
역사학도	▶	That`s why I say Korean feminism has gone to the extreme.

신참봉

▶

i think that korean feminyst so much say about how to get woman`s position but not say about woman`s

마릭 부영사

▶

I am delighted to hear that women`s issues are as important in academia in Korea as they

신참봉

▶

duty at all in the society

마릭 부영사

▶

are in the US. It is important that women continue their progress in Korea and the United

마릭 부영사

▶

States. Women are a vital part of any countries economic strength. Women have

마릭 부영사	▶	a very important role in expanding a countries economic productivity.
신참봉	▶	for example korean male`s millitery service duty is not at all share in feminist`s issue...

안미노

▶

Could you tell us about some qualities of women that can lead economic activities?

역사학도

▶

Thank you very much for helping us to refresh our understanding of women`s potential role.

신참봉

▶

gender equility ask for korean woman mut have share on millitery service duty!

마릭 부영사

▶

Human capital is a strong indicator of economic growth. Male human capital and female capital each

마릭 부영사

▶

have a positive impact on growth. The more a nation invests in human capital, the more likely

마릭 부영사

▶

it is to prosper according to my research.

마릭 부영사

▶

Thank you for joining me today for this discussion.

마릭 부영사

▶

I enjoyed the opportunity to have a dialogue on this very important topic.

오렌지드링크

▶

^^

빠리꼬우

▶

Thank you so much, i learned a lot

신지연

▶

Thank you : )

[오렌지드링크]

[열심진희^^]

재밌었겠어요... 저도 하고 싶어지네요^^