The role of Vietnamese and Korean women: cultural customs

Dr. Lee Kye Sun

Dr. Lee Kye Sun's lecture discussed the role of women in Korean and Vietnamese societies from a comparative perspective. The doctor commented that the roles of women in Vietnam and Korea have many similarities but also many differences. Currently, the inherent concept of "male superiority and female inferiority" is gradually disappearing, while the role and position of women are increasingly recognized and promoted. Women in both countries have been actively participating in the economic, political and social activities of the country. The difference in the marriage regime in the two countries is also an interesting comparative research point for sociologists. For example, the age of marriage of Koreans is much higher than that of Vietnamese people due to financial pressure. This comes from the division of marital responsibilities according to Korean tradition. That is, to get married, the man is responsible for building the house and the woman has to prepare household items...

Dr. Lee Kye Sun is a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology, Thang Long University, and a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Korean, Hanoi University. She defended her doctoral thesis in Sociology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU in 2010. She is a member of the Vietnam - Korea Women's Forum and participated in the ODA project to support and provide vocational education for women in Nghe An province. She has research works on the fields of feminism, family, and preschool education.

This is an activity within the KF lecture series in Vietnam organized by the Korea Foundation. This is a forum for dialogue and academic exchange between senior Korean politicians and scholars and Vietnamese intellectuals with the aim of promoting cooperation and cultural and educational exchange between the two countries.