Chapter 1: The Status of Women Leaders in South Korea: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 2: Korean Women in Leadership: Family Roles
Chapter 3: Overcoming Cultural Constraints: Essential to Korean Women’s Leadership Success in Korea
Chapter 4: A New Perspective on Korean Women Leaders’ Career Development
PART 2: SIGNS OF HOPE
Chapter 5: Policies and Legislation for Women in Korea from the 1990s to the Present
Chapter 6: Educational Opportunities for Developing Korean Women Leaders
PART 3: SECTOR PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 7: Women Leaders in the Corporate Sector
Chapter 8: Women’s Leadership in Family Business Organizations
Chapter 9: Women Entrepreneurs in Korea
Chapter 10: Korean Women Leaders in the Government Sector
Chapter 11: Women Leaders in the Education Sector
Chapter 12: Korean Women Leaders in the NGO Sector
PART 4: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 13: Korean Women in Leadership in an Asian Context
Chapter 14: Women in Leadership: Non-Asian Context with a Focus on Higher Education
PART 5: CLOSING
Chapter 15: Convergence, Divergence, and Crossvergence Related to Women in Leadership:
Where Does Korea Fit Globally?
Yonjoo Cho is Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University, USA. She serves as an Associate Editor of the Human Resource Development Review and also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Human Resource Development Quarterly, European Journal of Training and Development, and Action Learning: Research and Practice.
Gary N. McLean is President of McLean Global Consulting, Inc. and Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, USA. He is the editor of Korean Philately and served as president of the AHRD and the International Management Development Association.
The book focuses on the historical, political, economic, and cultural elements of Korea and the strong influence these have on women leaders in the nation. Gender inequality and underutilization of female talent are deeply rooted and widespread in Korean society, and women’s appointment to high-ranking leadership roles is extremely challenging due to their inferior status to men. This book addresses the development and participation of women leaders at the organizational level, exposing the global gender gap and dominant western values from a uniquely Korean perspective.