Differential Spaces in <scp>K</scp>orean Places? Feminist Geography and Female Managers in <scp>S</scp>outh <scp>K</scp>orea

Gress, Douglas R.; Paek, Jeeyon

doi:10.1111/gwao.12028

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“…Although an increasing number of irregular positions occupied by women is regarded as one of the main reasons for the widening of the gender wage gap in South Korea (Gress & Paek, ), the CSR reports contain little information on part‐time or irregular employment. According to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, women comprise 57.5% of the irregular workforce, whereas men comprise 37.2% (Seo, ).…”

Section: Analyzing Csr Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constructing gender identity through masculinity in CSR reports: The South Korean case

Lee

Parpart

2018

Business Ethics: A Eur Rev

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Drawing on the themes of men and masculinity, this article examines texts in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports of local multinational enterprises (MNEs) in South Korea, an emerging economy. This article explores how Korean male hegemony is hidden and naturalized in CSR reporting. Focusing on the discursive construction of gender identity, we analyze how CSR reports portray gendered identities in ways that may foster gender inequality by examining how the texts reflect the inferior position of women and marginalized male workers in the workplace. We review 15 CSR reports from Korean MNEs as a primary data source for examining corporate policies and disclosure on gender‐equality issues in the workplace. We explore the inherently embedded meaning of CSR reports to evaluate the masculine tone of gender relations in these texts. To deepen our understanding, we retrieved the original text segments, coded them by using a categorical framework and revisited our data to critically examine our interpretation of the narrative structures that we argue reflect and reproduce certain discourses of masculinity, through the (in)visibility of women, the marginalization of women and (part‐time) men, and the silencing of their voices by the Korean male hegemony.

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Section: Analyzing Csr Discoursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constructing gender identity through masculinity in CSR reports: The South Korean case

Lee

Parpart

2018

Business Ethics: A Eur Rev

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“…Female career literature includes work–family conflict (Kang and Lim ), discrimination (Stainback and Kwon ), career success (Kang and Cho ) and definitions of success (Kim ; Kim and McLean ). Some literature notes cultural effects (Patterson, Bae and Lim ) and ‘discriminatory atmospheres' and informal networks leading to fewer opportunities to participate in training and business trips, in turn leading to fewer promotions (Gress and Paek ) and to career barriers. We contribute to this literature with our research by looking at the inter‐crisis period with quantitative and qualitative results grounded in their context.…”

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confidence: 99%

Female manager career success: the importance of individual and organizational factors in South Korea

Rowley

Kang

Lim

2015

Asia Pac J Human Res

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Our paper focuses on Asian female managers and the influence of individual and organizational factors on objective and subjective career success. We use a survey and interviews of female managers in South Korea post-1997 Asian financial crisis and pre-2008 global financial crisis. Importantly, we find male-dominated business and societal cultures stemming from the context to be crucial. The implications of our findings include the greater need to take into account the restraints on individual actions and the need for state and management support. We conclude that the role of context is too often underplayed and needs to be more fully addressed in analysis of female careers in not only Asia, but also more widely. Key points1 The article examines the influence of individual versus organizational factors on objective and subjective career success using both a survey and interviews of female managers in South Korea post-1997 Asian financial crisis and pre-2008 global financial crisis. 2 The article finds male-dominated business cultures stemming from the spatial context a crucial impact on female careers and the implications include the greater need to take into account the restraints on individual actions and context, and to provide more business and management support and understanding of female careers. 3 The article concludes that the role of context is too often underplayed and needs to be addressed in research on female careers.

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“…While young women are likely to be employed in their twenties, ‘participation in the labor force by highly educated women peaks in their 30s and never rebounds, depriving the economy of highly productive talent' (Kwon, ). Furthermore, South Korean women have consistently low representation in professional and managerial positions (Gress & Paek, ; Kang & Rowley, ). The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report reported that the current ratio of women to men in upper management positions and public office in South Korea is 1 : 9 (World Economic Forum, ).…”

Section: Theoretical Debates Regarding Work and Familymentioning

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Teachers as good mothers, mothers as good teachers: Functional and ideological work–family alignment in the South Korean teaching profession

Kang¹,

Park

2019

Gender Work & Organization

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As one of the largest women‐dominated employment niches in many national contexts, the teaching profession has been widely studied, yet the gender, work and family negotiations within this profession deserve fuller attention. The case study of South Korean teachers, one of the most highly qualified teaching workforces in the world, illuminates how particular professions create specific challenges as well as supports for work and family that can counter national patterns of women's low labour force participation. This study engages with theoretical debates regarding ‘work–family conflict' and ‘work–life balance' to develop the alternative framework of ‘work–family alignment' giving greater attention to cultural, ideological and functional dimensions within specific occupations and national contexts. However, rather than expanding opportunities for women, work–family alignment often depends on conformity to normative gender roles — both at work and within families. Nonetheless, the framework of work–family alignment can inform policy implementation by demonstrating that both functional and ideological supports are needed for workplace and state policies to be effective.

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Differential Spaces in Korean Places? Feminist Geography and Female Managers in South Korea

Cited by 19 publications

References 24 publications

Constructing gender identity through masculinity in CSR reports: The South Korean case

Constructing gender identity through masculinity in CSR reports: The South Korean case

Female manager career success: the importance of individual and organizational factors in South Korea

Teachers as good mothers, mothers as good teachers: Functional and ideological work–family alignment in the South Korean teaching profession

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