A Study on the Possibilities of Change in Korean Education Organizations for Women toward Gender Sensitivity and Equality in Education

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore how to practice gender sensitivity and equality in the Korean education system through change within women’s education organizations, including the Potential Human Resources Policy Division of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the Women’s Committee of the Korean Teachers and Educational Worker’s Union, and the Women’s Department of the Korean Federation of Teacher’s Associations, which are acting as the main female educational institutions. To investigate the possibilities of change in the Korean educational organization for women toward gender sensitivity and equality, this study discusses the necessity of gender-sensitive and equal education, examines and compares three kinds of current systems in Korean women’s educational organizations. It also suggests alternative directions for the practice of gender-sensitive and gender-equal education in Korea. In conclusion, this paper makes suggestions for the Korean women’s education organizations of the future as follows: First, the three women’s education organizations should focus on expansion of gender-sensitive perspective and realization of gender equal education and share with each other. Second, the role and authority of the three women’s education organizations should be strengthened. Third, additional women’s education organizations and legal systems should be developed. Fourth, the network of the women’s education organizations should be reinforced.