The Making of Women in Contemporary Korea

Join the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Asian Studies for an all-day workshop on Prof. Hyeyoung Woo's ongoing funded project on women in Korea, focusing on work/family, cohabitation, and double-minority status (sexuality and economic vulnerability) with leading scholars in the areas.

Schedule:

• 9:15-9:30am: Greetings/Breakfast/Coffee
• 9:30-9:45am: Introduction and Overview of Project (Hyeyoung Woo)

I. Navigating and Negotiating for Work and Family

• 9:45-10:25am: Presentations (Juyeon Kim, University of Seoul, and Hyeyoung Woo, PSU)
• 10:25-10:45am: Comments (James M. Raymo, Princeton)
• 10:45-11:45am: Q&A and Discussion

Lunch

II. Women with Cohabitation Experience

• 12:45-1:25pm: Presentations (Yujin Kim, Kangwon National University, and Hyeyoung Woo, PSU)
• 1:25-1:45pm: Comments (Kelly Raley, University of Texas at Austin)
• 1:45-2:45pm: Q&A and Discussion

Break

III. Invisible Voices: Sexual Minority Women and Non-Normative Mothers

• 3-3:40pm: Presentations (Hyeyoung Woo, PSU, and Jieha Lee, Soongsil University)
• 3:40-4pm: Comments (Minjeong Kim, San Diego State University)
• 4-5pm: Q&A and Discussion