동남아 3개국 여성연맹의 활동과 역할

Abstract

Purpose: Development actors that carry out gender projects in (post) socialist Southeast Asian countries, namely Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar are closely cooperating with the women’s unions (or federation) in these countries. This study aims to provide implications for effective gender development cooperation by analyzing and comparing historical trajectories, major activities, organization & operation, women-related governance and development project cases of women’s unions in these countries.
 Originality: By providing an in-depth analysis on women’s unions, this study aims to contribute to effective and sustainable cooperation with women’s unions in implementing women-related development projects in these countries.
 Methodology: This study employed literature review, institutional visits and semi-structured and focus group interviews in these three countries, and expert interviews in South Korea.
 Result: Women’s unions have strengths in vertical organizational structure with grassroot accessibility and top-down command system. However, their weakness lies in the lack of independence, unclear decision making procedure, weak human resources, and focus on traditional women’s role.
 Conclusions and Implication: Women’s unions in these countries can be effective partners in women-related development projects thanks to their top-down command structure and nation-wide network with grassroot accessibility. However, their focus on traditional gender role of women, priority agendas set by the Party, and bureaucratic prolongation of project implementation can become conflicting points and should be taken into consideration when carrying out projects.