Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
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Summary
Kim Jiyoung is a girl born to a mother whose in-laws wanted a boy。 She is a sister made to share a room while her brother gets one of his own。 A female preyed upon by male teachers at school。 A daughter whose father blames her when she is harassed late at night。 A good student who doesn’t get put forward for internships。 A model employee but gets overlooked for promotion。 A wife who gives up her career and independence for a life of domesticity。
Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely。 She ]is depressed。 She is mad。 She is her own woman。 Kim Jiyoung is every woman。
Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all。。
Kim Jiyoung has started acting strangely。 She ]is depressed。 She is mad。 She is her own woman。 Kim Jiyoung is every woman。
Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 is the life story of one young woman born at the end of the twentieth century raises questions about endemic misogyny and institutional oppression that are relevant to us all。。
Reviews
Joni Newman
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Easily one of the best books I've read so far this year。 Resonated with my own experiences and made me think in equal measure。 The issues of breaking down patriarchal structures are complex and world-wide–if you're looking for more after you read this one， I'd also recommend checking out the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast。 Highly recommend this one。 Perfect for book clubs。 Easily one of the best books I've read so far this year。 Resonated with my own experiences and made me think in equal measure。 The issues of breaking down patriarchal structures are complex and world-wide–if you're looking for more after you read this one， I'd also recommend checking out the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast。 Highly recommend this one。 Perfect for book clubs。 。。。more
Karla Mayahua
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Que pequeña JOYA！ un relato de ficción narrativa y mezcla con datos estadísticos de la mujer promedio en Corea del Sur y su lucha contra el machismo y la misóginia。 Es el retrato de todas las mujeres en todas las latitudes del mundo， que a diario y mínimo una vez al día nos enfrentamos con discriminación， micro machismos y dolor。 Te abre los ojos completamente a entender que el mundo sigue siendo del género masculino， que hay demasiadas luchas por ganar y demasiados espacios que conquistar。 Te l Que pequeña JOYA！ un relato de ficción narrativa y mezcla con datos estadísticos de la mujer promedio en Corea del Sur y su lucha contra el machismo y la misóginia。 Es el retrato de todas las mujeres en todas las latitudes del mundo， que a diario y mínimo una vez al día nos enfrentamos con discriminación， micro machismos y dolor。 Te abre los ojos completamente a entender que el mundo sigue siendo del género masculino， que hay demasiadas luchas por ganar y demasiados espacios que conquistar。 Te lástima el corazón y al mismo tiempo te anima。 Ver tu día a día tan fielmente retratado es shockeante pero también es inspirador。 Kim Ji-young es todas nosotras y nosotras somos Kim Ji-young y es necesario seguir leyendo este tipo de libros， que sin ser reaccionarios， son lo suficientemente valientes y reactivos para hablarle directamente y claro a una sociedad que sigue segregando al 50% de su sociedad。 Un libro simple， valiente y sutilmente explosivo。 El final， al mejor estilo de 'El cuento de la criada' te deja frío y pasmado。 Brillante！！ 。。。more
Ariadna Gonzalez
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3。5
Yuniarrow
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I enjoyed this book so much that I read it all in one sitting。 Apa yang dialami Jiyeong tidak hanya terjadi di korea saja， sayangnya beda negara namun hal itu tetap sama adanya。 Saya harap tidak ada kim jiyeong lain di dunia ini。 Dan masing-masing dari kita mempunyai peran untuk terus mencari jawabannya agar dunia yang kita tinggali bisa lebih baik。 𝘈𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘩 𝘩𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘩 𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘶 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘩 𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘣𝘢𝘩 𝘩𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘮 𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮？
Tatyana
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I listened to this one on audiobook， and the narrator （Kathleen Choe） did a wonderful job。 I couldn't stop listening。 But even though I knew the story was supposed to be about how bad women of all ages had it in Korea， I foolishly expected for it to get better。What really got to me though was the ending。 Towards the end we discover that out narrator is a male therapy counsellor that treats Kim Jiyoung。 He tells us he would never have thought about the hardship women face， or even to look closely I listened to this one on audiobook， and the narrator （Kathleen Choe） did a wonderful job。 I couldn't stop listening。 But even though I knew the story was supposed to be about how bad women of all ages had it in Korea， I foolishly expected for it to get better。What really got to me though was the ending。 Towards the end we discover that out narrator is a male therapy counsellor that treats Kim Jiyoung。 He tells us he would never have thought about the hardship women face， or even to look closely to diagnose Jijoung， if it were not for his wife。 And I thought “okay， here we have some hope”。But then a pregnant coworker of his entered his office to say farewell because she had to leave her job for now， she was in danger of miscarriage。 And instead of seeing how much that male counsellor learned from hearing Jijoung’s story， he proceeds to think how troublesome it is to have a coworker leave （it is also a loss for the clinic， after all， most of the patients of the pregnant coworker chose to quit therapy instead of carrying on with a different counsellor） and resolves to hire an unmarried woman next， showing us that even if you shove those kinds of stories to people’s faces， some people will refuse to learn form them。 。。。more
Weronika
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Ale to smutna książka。 Kobiety żyjące w zamkniętym kręgu， z ciągłym napominaniem ich， że powinny być skromniejsze， łagodniejsze， milsze nawet jak ktoś je obraża， że najpierw powinny szukać winy w sobie， a dopiero później w mężczyznach （chociaż przecież oni są niewinni）。 To krótka， ale dla mnie bolesna książka。 Rola kobiety sprowadzona do tego żeby ładnie wyglądać， rodzic dzieci， zajmować się domem， ale jednocześnie powinna być wykształcona i ustępować możliwie najczęściej。 Przykro， że coś takieg Ale to smutna książka。 Kobiety żyjące w zamkniętym kręgu， z ciągłym napominaniem ich， że powinny być skromniejsze， łagodniejsze， milsze nawet jak ktoś je obraża， że najpierw powinny szukać winy w sobie， a dopiero później w mężczyznach （chociaż przecież oni są niewinni）。 To krótka， ale dla mnie bolesna książka。 Rola kobiety sprowadzona do tego żeby ładnie wyglądać， rodzic dzieci， zajmować się domem， ale jednocześnie powinna być wykształcona i ustępować możliwie najczęściej。 Przykro， że coś takiego nadal ma miejsce， bo niestety ma。 。。。more
Madhura
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It was appalling to mutter "I have gone through this too。 And this too。 And something similar to this one。" again and again while I read this book。While still dealing with a global issue， I was pleased to find a book that dealt specifically with the Asian culture of subjugation of women。 The problems are not always relatable in a Western society unless they resemble the overarching misogynism of patriarchal culture。 The culture from this part of the world has imbued this machination so covertly It was appalling to mutter "I have gone through this too。 And this too。 And something similar to this one。" again and again while I read this book。While still dealing with a global issue， I was pleased to find a book that dealt specifically with the Asian culture of subjugation of women。 The problems are not always relatable in a Western society unless they resemble the overarching misogynism of patriarchal culture。 The culture from this part of the world has imbued this machination so covertly that it would seem we are doing it to ourselves。 It made the lines "Nobody is forcing you to" that much more numbing and maddening at the same time; and also more frequent。While the frequent statistics might make one shift out of the narrative sometimes， a focus on the jarring revelations they implied made the story more impactful。 A simple narration of what we already face or know， but I for one was satisfied that it was ink on pages， and consequently on shelves。 。。。more
Daniella
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Este libro expresa muy bien por las cosas que injustamente millones de mujeres pasamos en el mundo por los roles de género impuestos por la sociedad。 Me apena y enoja toda la injusticia， como siempre tenemos que poner como prioridad a otras personas sobre nosotras mismas， las inequidades entre los géneros， labores en la casa， tener miles de obligaciones， acoso laboral y callejero， donde todo esto se ha perpetuado por muchos años a que sea así。 Estoy cansada de vivir en una sociedad así。Kim Ji Yo Este libro expresa muy bien por las cosas que injustamente millones de mujeres pasamos en el mundo por los roles de género impuestos por la sociedad。 Me apena y enoja toda la injusticia， como siempre tenemos que poner como prioridad a otras personas sobre nosotras mismas， las inequidades entre los géneros， labores en la casa， tener miles de obligaciones， acoso laboral y callejero， donde todo esto se ha perpetuado por muchos años a que sea así。 Estoy cansada de vivir en una sociedad así。Kim Ji Young nacida en 1982， ejemplifica con la historia de ella， todas estas cosas y más， porque así como Kim， injustamente todas pasamos por esto 。。。more
Hannah Azar
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This genre-bending novella chronicles a lifetime of systemic sexism in South Korea through the detached narration of Kim Jiyoung。 What a fascinating read！ The way this story blends the all too familiar global reality of gender inequality with the blasé indifference of the men who are complicit is immaculately rendered by way of tone and style。 The use of footnotes to outside citations defies genre by putting fictional Jiyoung’s story in conversation with the very real evidence of discrimination This genre-bending novella chronicles a lifetime of systemic sexism in South Korea through the detached narration of Kim Jiyoung。 What a fascinating read！ The way this story blends the all too familiar global reality of gender inequality with the blasé indifference of the men who are complicit is immaculately rendered by way of tone and style。 The use of footnotes to outside citations defies genre by putting fictional Jiyoung’s story in conversation with the very real evidence of discrimination on the basis of sex in the real world。 Every time I picked this book up， I didn’t want to put it down。 It’s short and barrels forward until you reach the jarring last few pages that leave you all the more frustrated in exactly the way you are supposed to be。 This book is not made to make you feel comfortable。 It’s meant to draw ire and evoke change-making action。 。。。more
Crista Alvarez
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Excelent book that portraits in a very clever way all the struggles of being a woman in Korea in this day and age！ I was quite shocked。 Definitely recommend。
Sue Chaplin
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A fascinating read but not a very cheerful one。 I read this more as an account of a representative Korean woman's life rather than a work of fiction。 I started out by thinking that South Korea is really behind the times but then her marriage came up and in South Korea they have to state what "surname" any children are going to have， which if nothing else， provokes at least a conversation between the couples about names and thought maybe we in the UK are not so far in front and that got me thinki A fascinating read but not a very cheerful one。 I read this more as an account of a representative Korean woman's life rather than a work of fiction。 I started out by thinking that South Korea is really behind the times but then her marriage came up and in South Korea they have to state what "surname" any children are going to have， which if nothing else， provokes at least a conversation between the couples about names and thought maybe we in the UK are not so far in front and that got me thinking of examples。 My last place of work thought they had the right to tell me that I could not call myself Ms but only Miss or Mrs。 It is not that long ago that a female boss with two children of her own said she was not interested in a candidate because they would be getting married soon and having children。 So maybe we have moved forward in some directions but not as far as we would like and maybe South Korea have inched forward in other directions but nowhere near as far as they should。 。。。more
Smita Bhattacharya
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Good enough but not as great as the hype。 Her travails do not seem unusual。 And the narration is so so。 Still， a decent read。
Jessa Sabud
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This is really good。 An absolute page turner！
Angèle
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It was recommended to me by both a Youtuber and my mom， and I was not disappointed。It is very well written。 I love how it ends on a sarcastic note。I really liked how the author always included her sources when she stated something。 It's a book I recommend everyone to read。 You are moved by this story and you want to do something。 The difference between men and women is trully alarming in Korea。 I had absolutely no idea that women were treated so differently。Educate yourself， read this book。 It was recommended to me by both a Youtuber and my mom， and I was not disappointed。It is very well written。 I love how it ends on a sarcastic note。I really liked how the author always included her sources when she stated something。 It's a book I recommend everyone to read。 You are moved by this story and you want to do something。 The difference between men and women is trully alarming in Korea。 I had absolutely no idea that women were treated so differently。Educate yourself， read this book。 。。。more
Helena Cortés
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Depriment però útil per saber la situació de ser una dona a South Korea。 No hi ha una sola cosa alegre en tot el llibre。
Risa
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The pervading sense of injustice stirred up through the seemingly placid yet quietly furious narration of this book lingers in the mind long after reading。 There isn't much of a plot to "Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982"， but there is a story and it is every woman's story that should be told and bears repeating until the institutions and systems that grind us down until we are less than are completely dismantled。 As a woman， witnessing Kim Jiyoung's life and the hardships and inequities she had to endure， The pervading sense of injustice stirred up through the seemingly placid yet quietly furious narration of this book lingers in the mind long after reading。 There isn't much of a plot to "Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982"， but there is a story and it is every woman's story that should be told and bears repeating until the institutions and systems that grind us down until we are less than are completely dismantled。 As a woman， witnessing Kim Jiyoung's life and the hardships and inequities she had to endure， from the smallest， seemingly innocuous things to issues deserving of public outrage， makes you look at your own life and the lives of other women you know and， maybe wrongly， wonder if you're better or worse off， but also highlights just how universal these experiences are。 。。。more
ciel
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[ BOOK IG: @clumsyciel ]overall rating: 5/5 ⭐️time taken to read: ~2 days （i paused in between because i started another book。。 oops）"She mulled over Daehyun's idea that registering as legally married changes the way you feel about each other。 Do laws and institutions change values， or do values drive laws and institutions？" （page 120）the book opens with Kim Jiyoung and her family; husband Jung Daehyun and daughter Jung Jiwon。 Daehyun is often gone due to work， making Jiyoung the sole carer for [ BOOK IG: @clumsyciel ]overall rating: 5/5 ⭐️time taken to read: ~2 days （i paused in between because i started another book。。 oops）"She mulled over Daehyun's idea that registering as legally married changes the way you feel about each other。 Do laws and institutions change values， or do values drive laws and institutions？" （page 120）the book opens with Kim Jiyoung and her family; husband Jung Daehyun and daughter Jung Jiwon。 Daehyun is often gone due to work， making Jiyoung the sole carer for Jiwon。 on one morning， Daehyun notices Jiyoung acting differently， such as calling her husband with a different nickname and calling herself with a different name。 Jiyoung's act suddenly becomes worrisome as she continues this behaviour during visiting the in-laws' on Chuseok （harvest festival）。 Daehyun finally brings Jiyoung to a psychiatrist。what i loved about this book especially， was that despite using simple english， the book was able to invoke an incredible amount of emotions within me （that i didn't know i had LOL）。 other books have the tendency to use big and 'fancy' words to get their description across。however， while reading this book， i was practically gasping in disbelief over or rolling my eyes in anger over many experiences Jiyoung had （such as her male work superior making unnecessary comments about her looks after trying to get her drunk）。 i also loved that the book included evidence/cited case studies during explanations of Jiyoung's experiences。 this book has made me realise about the incredible gap between men and women; not only in terms of social status， where men are often seen as the 'pride' of the family。 if your son can be the pride of the family， why can't your daughter be as well？ it is evident that Jiyoung worked hard to get to where she is。 Jiyoung is tired， unable to even have a moment to herself as she is constantly balancing household chores， looking after her baby and keeping her husband happy。 my heart goes out to her， in an ever-evolving world where it is hard to always keep up， a little more recognition is more than enough to keep you going。 if you have the chance， thank your mother for everything。 you'll never truly understand the extent what they have sacrificed for their family。 💌 。。。more
Rebeca
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In My Opinion， This is A Very Solid & Interesting Read。 The Main Character Kim Jiyoung is Facing a Breakdown Due to the Misogyny She Has Faced All Her Life。 Reading This Made Me Reflect On My Experiences & Those Around Me & Notice the Problems Surrounding Me。 Before Reading This， I Didn’t Even Recognize I Have Seen & Felt Misogyny in My Life。 Even From the Experiences of People in My Life。 I Would Recommend Everyone to Read This & See For Yourself What You Can Learn。
Magda Murrieta
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Muy recomensable， corto y rapido de leer， si te atrapa cuando comienzas。 Me hizo sentir mucho coraje e impotencia， en el buen sentido， y esperemos que en un futuro no muy lejano las cosas mejoren para las mujeres tanto ahi en core como en otras partes del mundo。
Tricia
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4。5
Emily Ward
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“The world had changed a great deal， but the little rules， contracts， and customs had not， which meant the world hadn’t actually changed at all。 She mulled over Daehyun’s idea that registering as legally married changes the way you feel about each other。 Do laws and institutions change values， or do values drive laws and institutions？”
Manja
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Good book in many aspects， but sometimes only scratching the surface of deeper issues。 The story doesn't seem to be finished either。 Good book in many aspects， but sometimes only scratching the surface of deeper issues。 The story doesn't seem to be finished either。 。。。more
Sarah
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3。5 stars。
Deepa Jha
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I really don't have any words to express the things I felt while reading this。 So relatable， disturbing and sad at the same time。 It's 2021 and people still think like this， the gender roles still stringent and anything offered to women to help them out is seen as privilege。 This book left me with lot to think about。 I really don't have any words to express the things I felt while reading this。 So relatable， disturbing and sad at the same time。 It's 2021 and people still think like this， the gender roles still stringent and anything offered to women to help them out is seen as privilege。 This book left me with lot to think about。 。。。more
Nastya Belka
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Книга написана не только о Корее。 В этой книге описана жизнь женщин по всему миру， будь то Россия， Корея или США。 Не смотря на огромный прогресс произошедший в последнее столетие в плане отношения к женщинам и женских правах и свободах， мужчины так и не научились рожать и заботится о детях， и профессиональный мир до сих пор построен для мужчин。 Книга хорошо описывает женские невзгоды， но скорее всего мужчинам будет не интересно её читать - ведь она можно сказать обвиняет их ， а никто не хочет бы Книга написана не только о Корее。 В этой книге описана жизнь женщин по всему миру， будь то Россия， Корея или США。 Не смотря на огромный прогресс произошедший в последнее столетие в плане отношения к женщинам и женских правах и свободах， мужчины так и не научились рожать и заботится о детях， и профессиональный мир до сих пор построен для мужчин。 Книга хорошо описывает женские невзгоды， но скорее всего мужчинам будет не интересно её читать - ведь она можно сказать обвиняет их ， а никто не хочет быть виноватым。 。。。more
Phoenix2
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Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 starts as a slice of life psychological mystery and quickly picks up a more feminist approach while exploring Kim Jiyoung's， aka the main character， life， as well as some life circumstances of other women around her， like her mother and sister。 The narration， moreover， is quick， witty and enjoyable， diving deep into the events and not letting the story stay on the surface， explaining and exploring the hidden meanings and notions。 The addition of real events and statistics Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982 starts as a slice of life psychological mystery and quickly picks up a more feminist approach while exploring Kim Jiyoung's， aka the main character， life， as well as some life circumstances of other women around her， like her mother and sister。 The narration， moreover， is quick， witty and enjoyable， diving deep into the events and not letting the story stay on the surface， explaining and exploring the hidden meanings and notions。 The addition of real events and statistics is a strong characteristic of the book too。 However， the ending was a bit of a letdown， even though the last sentence gives the reader plenty of food for thought。 But， the explanation of Jiyoung's condition was not satisfying enough。 Or maybe that was what the author wanted。 Nevertheless， that doesn't ruin a， other than that， great book about women that can't be limited only to Korea。 。。。more
Emma Collingwood
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This book is so important 📚🦸🏻♀️
Maria Myka
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“How can you say something so backward in this day and age？ Jiyoung， don’t stay out of trouble。 Run wild！ Run wild， you hear me？”― Cho Nam-Joo， Kim Jiyoung， Born 1982
Dani
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This book is superb。 It reminds us， especially women， that though things are better now， the fight for gender equality and more support for women especially in the workforce isn't over。 Being a woman is hard。 Lots of expectations and responsibilities are expected of us。 Society expects us to be prim and proper， successful， and at the same time， be good mothers and raise children。 When doing these things all at once， it becomes overwhelming， and there's bound to be something that you should give This book is superb。 It reminds us， especially women， that though things are better now， the fight for gender equality and more support for women especially in the workforce isn't over。 Being a woman is hard。 Lots of expectations and responsibilities are expected of us。 Society expects us to be prim and proper， successful， and at the same time， be good mothers and raise children。 When doing these things all at once， it becomes overwhelming， and there's bound to be something that you should give up。 Most women give up their careers， while some women give up marriages altogether。 But despite these expectations and responsibilities， society does little to alleviate the hardships or to recognize us。 More often than not， women are still victims of gender-based violence and crimes， and getting them to justice isn't that easy either。 The book incorporates factual evidences of these phenomenon by citing other sources of material， which makes me appreciate it even more。 The writing was spot-on， I had to highlight a number of lines that I felt compelling。 I feel so strongly for this book because as a feminist myself， I felt that society really doesn't know how a woman experiences things in their own。 。。。more
Michael Reiter
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Talking 'bout institutionalisiertes Patriachat。 Sexismus， Diskriminierung und Misogynie geschehen nicht unbedingt offen und mit Vorsatz。 Der Dreck ist so tief in unserer Gesellschaft und in so ziemlich jeder Kultur verankert， dass nur ein bewusster， gemeinsamer Kampf dagegen etwas zu ändern im Stande sein könnte。Beleidigungen， zerplatzte Träume， Maßregelungen， Ausbeutung - das alles darf in einem aufgeklärten 21。 Jahrhundert keinen Platz mehr haben。In diesem Buch wird sehr plastisch dargestellt， Talking 'bout institutionalisiertes Patriachat。 Sexismus， Diskriminierung und Misogynie geschehen nicht unbedingt offen und mit Vorsatz。 Der Dreck ist so tief in unserer Gesellschaft und in so ziemlich jeder Kultur verankert， dass nur ein bewusster， gemeinsamer Kampf dagegen etwas zu ändern im Stande sein könnte。Beleidigungen， zerplatzte Träume， Maßregelungen， Ausbeutung - das alles darf in einem aufgeklärten 21。 Jahrhundert keinen Platz mehr haben。In diesem Buch wird sehr plastisch dargestellt， wie im Korea des späten 20。， frühen 21。 Jahrhunderts Frauen nur mit Glück - und nur， wenn die Brüder bereits entsprechend versorgt sind - an eine angemessene Ausbildung kommen。 Wie sie darum kämpfen müssen， einen Job zu finden， obwohl sie meist deutlich besser qualifiziert sind， als ihre männlichen Mitbewerber， denen ihr Leben lang schon alles in den Schoß gefallen ist。 Und wie sie dann letztendlich all ihre Träume zugunsten der Familienplanung bzw。 der Familie aufgeben （müssen）。 Erschütternd。 Und nach wie vor real。 Und hier in Europa ist es nur im Ansatz besser - es gibt viel zu tun。 。。。more
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