Korea: 90% of Teachers Back Quota for Male Teachers

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2009-07-07 11:39

Article here. I've lived in Korea for almost 10 years, and here is one reason why. Thank goodness there are still some countries where common sense still applies. Excerpt:

'Nearly 90 percent of Korean elementary and secondary school teachers in a selective survey said schools should establish a quota for male teachers to correct the gender imbalance. The Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations (KFTA) surveyed a total of 549 teachers; 433 males and 116 females across the nation between July 3 and 6. Most of the respondents replied that they face some problems in teaching and counseling students due to the lack of male teachers.
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A total of 89.3 percent said schools need to set up a quota for male teachers to keep the ratio of female teachers from exceeding more than 70 percent. It marks a sharp increase from 62.8 percent in 2007 survey.

Of the female respondents, 73.3 percent expressed concern that the dominance of female teachers could cause lack of role models for male students. Nearly 78 percent of female teachers backed the introduction of steps to resolve the gender imbalance.'

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manonthestreet

Although interesting I wonder why there should be an 'in balance' in the first place. If most think it is a good idea then it is difficult to see what mechanism resulted in the disparity between male and female teachers in the first place. Why would a quota system be needed to remedy the problem? This implies some sort of discrimination only rectifiable by a imposing 'rules'. But if every one thinks it's a good idea then where did the discrimination come from in the first place?

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Submitted by trotter on Tue, 2009-07-07 17:35

the paycheck, of course.
men are expected to be the bread winner in Korea - more so than in USA.
a low paying job will NOT attract men - as they do not in USA also.

oregon dad

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Submitted by oregon dad on Tue, 2009-07-07 23:17