University of Toronto, Canada.
Dev Change. 2011;42(4):905-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01724.x.
Recent social policy reforms in South Korea indicate a progressive shift by a conservative government to modify the familialistic male breadwinner model that informs its welfare regime. The Korean government has demonstrated support for women through an increase in the provision, regulation and coordination of childcare and workplace support programmes for working parents. At the same time, labour market reforms have also created more pressures on women to seek and maintain paid work outside the home. Conflicting social and economic policy objectives have resulted in a confusing mix of policies, advancing and impeding gender equality at the same time. This contribution examines the recent family–work reconciliation policy reforms in Korea and discusses why these reforms may be good politics but a bad deal for women.
韩国最近的社会政策改革表明，一个保守的政府正在逐步改变其福利制度所依据的家庭主义男性养家糊口模式。韩国政府通过增加育儿和工作场所支持计划的供应、监管和协调，为妇女提供了支持。与此同时，劳动力市场改革也给女性带来了更多的压力，要求她们在家庭以外寻求和维持有薪工作。相互冲突的社会和经济政策目标导致了政策的混乱组合，在促进和阻碍性别平等方面同时发挥作用。本专题探讨了韩国最近的家庭-工作协调政策改革，并讨论了为什么这些改革可能在政治上是好事，但对妇女来说却是糟糕的交易。
