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    This document compares women's rights in South Korea and the United States across political, economic, social/personal, and cultural dimensions. Some key differences are that South Korean women gained the right to vote in 1948 while US women gained it in 1920. In South Korea, women face pressure to not work after marriage and having children, whereas in the US women have equal access to work and resources by law. Socially, South Korea still has more rigid gender roles compared to the US, where gender roles are more equal and loose.

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    This document compares women's rights in South Korea and the United States across political, economic, social/personal, and cultural dimensions. Some key differences are that South Korean women gained the right to vote in 1948 while US women gained it in 1920. In South Korea, women face pressure to not work after marriage and having children, whereas in the US women have equal access to work and resources by law. Socially, South Korea still has more rigid gender roles compared to the US, where gender roles are more equal and loose.

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    This document compares women's rights in South Korea and the United States across political, economic, social/personal, and cultural dimensions. Some key differences are that South Korean women gained the right to vote in 1948 while US women gained it in 1920. In South Korea, women face pressure to not work after marriage and having children, whereas in the US women have equal access to work and resources by law. Socially, South Korea still has more rigid gender roles compared to the US, where gender roles are more equal and loose.

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    On the Issue of Women’s Rights

    Country South Korea U.S.

    Country Info ● Location (continent, region) ● Location (continent, region)


    South Korea, (Northeast Asia) North America,
    ● Govt type ● Govt type
    Republic, Democratic Republic, democracy
    (Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic) (Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic)
    ● Current leader(s) ● Current leader(s)
    President(Moon Jae-in) President (Donald Trump)
    ● National religion (if applicable) ● National religion (if applicable)
    No state religion but all major religions and There is no national religion.
    shamanism. (Christian/Buddhist/Other) (Freedom of Religion 1st Amendment
    ● Map of the country Christian/Jewish/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist/Other)
    ● Map of the country

    ● Flag
    ● Flag

    Political ● Voting ● Voting


    1948 gained right to vote 1920 gained right to vote
    All citizens 19 years old and older, and foreign All citizens 18 years old and older
    permanent residents.
    ● Holding political office ● Holding political office
    Woman can hold office they even have female Holding political office allowed (no female
    president [Holding political office allowed (first president) Open to everyone
    female president - Park Geun-hye 2013
    -2017)] ● Heir (monarchy)
    ● Heir (monarchy) None, Election every 4 years for president
    none,Election every 5 years for president

    Economic ● Able to work/unemployment ● Able to work/unemployment


    Woman can work but pressured to not work Able to work/unemployment - equal by law but
    after marriage and having children salary gap/many women have to work due to
    ( - but still more expected to maintain economic need/after marriage most women
    household over working and lower wages) continue/no pressure to stay home
    women discouraged from working
    ● Access to resources ● Access to resources
    Yes, they do have same access. Access to -equal by law
    resources equal by law.
    ● Inherit property ● Inherit property
    Both men and women can inherit -equal by law
    Confucianism meant oldest male inherit
    property only but changed more equal now
    https://www.ft.com/work-careers

    Social/personal ● Education ● Education


    Equal access Same as man;equal access
    ● Independence ● Independence
    Yes. legally independence and equal - still Same as man ;Independence legally equal,less
    social rigid gender roles (reason) rigid gender roles
    Man work head of house, women caretakers. ● Marriage
    Same as man, divorce equal rights custody
    ● Marriage children/partners, more equal, loose gender roles
    - used to be duty to husband but 1970s ● Children
    divorce allowed. - still social pressure women take care of
    After marriage, pressure to stay home and children. no paid parental leave
    take care of children while husband works
    More rigid genderble.
    ● Children
    - women expected to be housewives/mothers
    but changing recently.

    Cultural ● Food ● Food


    X X

    ● Name ● Name
    In Korea the wife does not take the husbands In the U.S. you can keep or change your name.
    name but the children do.

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