Friday, August 8, 2014

Sharing Web Resources


            The website that I used is EECERA2014.org.  This time I logged in I visited an outside link that lead me to KICCE (Korea Institute of child care and education .  On this website it says that its mission is to strive for enhancement of high quality education for young children, parents and the community.  Under the policies link there were some very controversial topics: gender sensitive, women's rights, migrant women, government cooperation and family policy.  All of these topics are very good conversation starters.

            The most current issue was an article titled, "South Korea shuns mom at peril as workforce shrinks."  As I begin to read the article, my hurt melted.  Two women were crying because they were finally able to find a job.  In Korea, it is unlikely for a woman to work after getting married.  Upon getting married, most women who have jobs decide to quit to stay at home, take care of the house and raise the children.  At Starbucks the mom were able to obtain a job through the back to work for moms program.  President Park Geun Hye, the nation's first female leader has pledged to create 1.65 million jobs for women to help lift the female employment options.  The rate to 61.9%  to 53.5%   before her term ends in February 2018 is her goal.  Making sure that women are happy and able to balance their family and career is the extended goal for the president.  She plans to spend 68% of the funds towards opening up new child development centers.  This will promote educational facilities for children and new employment opportunities for teachers.  In Korea, if there is a company with either 500 people or 300 women, it is procedure for the company to have a child development center nearby.  Forty percent of most organizations have already complied with this goal.  The president sees it as a personal challenge to try to get the percentage from forty to seventy percent within the length of her term.  This is an achievable goal and will be done with motivation from the community. The president talks about her own experience of having to switch from seven different nannies within one month's timeframe.  Every time your child has to change childcare providers there is a new attachment that has to be formed.  This is a hard process for a parents as well as a child.  This article really allowed me a chance to ponder on some things but I am glad that our nation is changing.  Women no longer have to stay at home and become house wives.  They now have the ability to work outside the home and have a peace of mind knowing that there children will be well taken care of in school.    

1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for sharing this information! Blessings to President Guen Hye. I feel proud and empowered by the goals that she has set for the women of China. I hope that each of them take advantage and join in with the implementation of the President Guen Hye's goals. I am curious to know is it the men at the heart of the issue who are shunning women possibly their wives who are taking advantage of this wonderful new door that has opened for them? Did the article discuss what the men and husbands think about all of? Do you have the link so that we can refer to the article. I would love to read it!

    It is saddening that women are still considered property and/or less than a man even in the twenty-first century. It baffles me that women are not seen as human beings but an object. I am very thankful that women in South Korea have the opportunity to earn their own money, build their confidence, and support their family. I am glad they are able to showcase their skills and independence and hopefully this empowerment will lead to a shift in perspective and cultural norms in their country!

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