Women in Korean Politics

A study of women in South Korean politics. Through life histories elicited by interviews and supplemented by published materials, Soh studies 29 women who were elected or appointed to the South Korean legislature. She asks who these chosen women are, how they attained their positions, and what motivated them. In doing so, she attempts to illuminate the systematic limits to female life in Korean culture.

List of contents

A cultural account; family backgrounds and education; other personal characteristics; pathways to the national assembly; winning legislative seats; patterns of adaptive response; private meanings and public images.

About the author

Chunghee Sarah Soh

Summary

A study of women in South Korean politics. Through life histories elicited by interviews and supplemented by published materials, Soh studies 29 women who were elected or appointed to the South Korean legislature.  In doing so, she attempts to illuminate the systematic limits to female life in Korean culture.

Product details

• Authors: Chunghee Sarah Soh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367216429
• ISBN: 978-0-367-21642-9
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies