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Mapping Out New Policy Directions for Young Women in Korea

Women's Worlds 2005 : 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women. Mapping Out New Policy Directions for Young Women in Korea. Won , Mi-Hye Seoul Resource Center for Young Women. 1 . W hat are 'policies for young women'?. - The policies for young women are based on

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Mapping Out New Policy Directions for Young Women in Korea

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  1. Women's Worlds 2005 : 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women Mapping Out New Policy Directions for Young Women in Korea Won, Mi-Hye Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  2. 1. What are 'policies for young women'? -Thepoliciesforyoungwomenarebasedon gender/agesensitivityinordertoreflectgenderedageism -Thepoliciesforyoungwomenarenotlimitedto teenagewomenonlybutwidelydirectedtoeveryissuethat concernsgender/ageism, adoptingintegratedapproachesof WID (WomeninDevelopment) and GAD(GenderAndDevelopment) Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  3. What are ‘policies for young women’? • Target : Differsfromthepoliciesofdifferentcountries • -Thedefinitionofyouthingeneral • : 15to24yearsold (35atthemost) • -IncaseofKorea • : TheYouthLaw: 9 - 24 • TheCivilLaw: Under20 • TheYouthProtectionLaw: Under19 • TheLaborStandardAct: Under18 • --> Policiesforyoungwomenmainlyareforthewomen • oftheagefrom13to18whoarenoteligibleto • attaintherightstoworkandvote • ("TeenageWomen" ) Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  4. 2. TheBackground : TheEstablishmentofPoliciesfor YoungWomenandtheYouth Internationalspotlightontheimportanceof theyouthandyoungwomen'srights : Policiesfortheyouthoperateinthecontextof modernhistorywhichidentifiedthegroupof pre-adultsasyouth. Thisnotionhasbecomereinforcedin21stcentury. Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  5. Realizationoftheideathat allwomenandtheyoutharesignificant humanresourcesofthefuture -Primaryattentionhasbeengivento humanresourcesdevelopmentintheageof lowbirthrateandageingsociety -Thestresshasbeenputontheroleof theyouthinhigh-techinformationsociety -Marginalizedwomenandtheyouthassexualminority havebeenbroughtintothecenter ==> Importanceoftherightsandsocialparticipationof theyouthhasbeenhighlighted Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  6. Internationalstandards • -"ConventionontheRightsoftheChild" • -Internationaleffortstoeradicate • 'Commercialsexualexploitationofchildren' (theStockholm • DeclarationandAgendaforActionofthe1stWorldCongress • AgainstCommercialSexualExploitationofChildrenin1996, • andtheYokohamaGlobalCommitment2001 • ofthe2ndConference) • "Thegovernment, NGO, theorganizationsfordevelopment, • local, international, andgovernmentalorganizationsshould • improveandensuretherightsofyoungwomen, • theyouthandchild" (2004, Beijing + 10) Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  7. FocusontheImportanceof thePoliciesforYoungWomeninKorea Thediscourseandthepoliciesthatdealwith theimportanceof youngwomenarecloselyrelatedtothechanges intheviewofthesocietyonyoungwomen 1/ Pre-sexualization 1/ Thechangesandcrisisintraditionalfamilystructure 1/ Theurgentcalltoregardsexindustry, violencein schoolandsexualviolenceasproblematic 1/ TheimportanceoftheYouth?srightsand socialresponsibility 1/ Theimportanceoftheideathatallwomenand theyoutharesignificanthumanresources Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  8. 3. RecentDiscourseon TeenageWomeninKorea • Theabsenceofconcernfor • teenagewomeningeneral • <Table-1> Percentageofyoungwomendealtin • newspaperarticlesaboutwomenandtheyouth* Seoul Resource Center for Young Women * The source of the articles: 72 published materials including daily news papers, local news papers, and journals

  9. 2) IssuesonTeenageWomen : PerspectivesConcentratedOnlyonPresentEvents <Table-2> Percentageofthesubjectsdealtin newspaperarticlesaboutyoungwomen Seoul Resource Center for Young Women * The number of total articles printed in 2004 / The checked articles overlap in this research

  10. 3) TheDualMessageson TeenageWomen'sSexuality : Theyareseenasasexualandseductive atthesametime Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  11. 4. ThelimitationsoftheExistingPolicies forYoungWomen Thepoliciesforyoungwomenhavebecomesignificantinitiatives sincethelate90swhentheintenseattentionwasgivento theteenagewomen’ssextrade, andhavebeenimplementedasapartof theprotectionfortheyouth. Thepoliciesforyoungwomencoincidewiththeprotectionlaws forwomensuchasAnti-ProstitutionLawenactedfrom1961 ==> Policiesfortheyouthandwomenareconcentratedin protectingthesexualityofteenagers fromapatronizingperspective Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  12. ThelimitationsoftheExistingPolicies forYoungWomen 1/ Protectingandregulatingsexuality : protectionistperspective 1/ Causaldeterminismonfamilycrisis 1/ Negativepolicies : failtoreflectontheneedsofteenagers 1/ Theabsenceofintegratedapproach : thelackofgenderperspectiveinpoliciesfortheyouth aswellasthelackoftheyouthperspectiveinpolicies forwomen Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  13. Seoul Resource Center for Young Women 5. TheNewPoliciesforYoungWomen : Theneedtorecognizetheideathat youngwomenhavedifferentneedsandexperience fromyoungmenleadsustodevelopthepolicies fromagenderperspective 1) Integratedapproachon theyouthandwomen’spolicies Analysisandthealternativesontheinterlockingoppression thatderivesfromgenderedageism : eliminationofgenderedageismorgenderdiscrimination accordingtotheagedifference (separatestatisticsthat reflectonandrepresentteenagewomen’sconditionare required)

  14. 2) Eliminationofhierarchicalageism -Alternativesfortheexistingtraditionthathasdetermined ourorder, behaviorsanddecision-makingareinneed -Approachesbasedonhumanrightsincludingsexualself- determination, laborrights, andtherightstoparticipate -Theneedtoattainanunderstandingoftheyouth asacomplex, pluralagent Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  15. 3) Sensitivitytovariousdiscriminationsanddifferences -Sensitivitytotheinterlockingdiscriminationand oppressionbasedonvariouspropertiessuchasgender, looks, sexualidentity, ethnicity, andrace -Understandingsofthedifferencesbetweenthedifferenceage groupsofdifferentsocio-culturalcontext 4) Primarysupportforalienated, neglectedand vulnerablegroups 5) Theimportanceofbuildingthesensitivityto genderequalityinyouth Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  16. Seoul Resource Center for Young Women 6. Themajoragendasdirectedto developingthepolicies foryoungwomen 1/ Buildingthesafetynet 1/ Eliminatingallformsofdiscriminations againstyoungwomen 1/ Empowermentofyoungwomen 1/ Encouragementoftheyouthinparticipatinginand sharingtheinformationofeveryprocessofdecision-making

  17. Thedetailedagendasofthepolicies foryoungwomen : approachesandthecontents 1) Buildingthesafetynet -Rethinkingandrebuildingayouthperspectiveon women’spoliciesandagenderedperspectiveon thepoliciesforyouth -Enactingvariousinstitutionalapparatusestobuild thesafetynettopreventdomesticviolence, sexualviolence, andsextrade -Genderequalitytrainingprogramsdirectedto thepersonnelofrelatedorganizationsandtheyouth -Establishingtheresourcenetworkinregionallevel Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  18. 2) Eliminatingallformsofdiscriminations againstyoungwomen -Therightstoeliminateallformsof genderbiasandprejudice -Therightstoensurehersexualself-determinationrights andtobenefitfromhealthcareservices (NAPY) -Therightstobetreatedequallyregardlessof genderandsexualidentity -Therightstomaintainvariousformsof familyandrelationships Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

  19. Seoul Resource Center for Young Women 3) Empowermentofyoungwomen : reflectingontheneedsand conditionofyoungwomen -Genderequalityandleadershipprograms : includingmediamonitoringprograms -Health-careservices : Consciousnessraisingprogramsforbodyimages, diet, anddrugabuse -Empowermentprograms : promotingandprovidingeconomicalliteracy, jobopportunities, mentoring, andeconomicalindependence forstartingherownbusiness

  20. Seoul Resource Center for Young Women -Culturalcapitaltoenhanceandexpandtheaccessof youngwomentotheactivitiessuchassportsandtravel -Safeplace : expandingtimeandplacesthataresaferand morefriendlytowomen -Sexuality : sexualityeducation, pregnancy, anddelivery

  21. 4) Encouragementoftheyouthinparticipatingin andsharingtheinformationofeveryprocessof decision-making : LetHerSpeakUp! -Participationofyoungwomeninadecisionmakingprocess : establishmentofcommitteesand policymonitoringprograms -Supportandempowermentofyoungwomen’sownactivities andorganizations Seoul Resource Center for Young Women

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