• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2024

This paper discusses the implications of the birth notification system and the Protected Birth Act in Korea. Aiming to prevent infanticide and abandonment of infants, the law will enter into force on July 19, 2024 in South Korea. The birth notification system mandates that both parents and the head of the medical institution where the birth occurred must report the event. In parallel, the Protected Birth Act will be implemented, allowing pregnant women in crisis who wish to remain anonymous, the option to give birth outside of a hospital setting in a way that safeguards the life and health of the child. However, many issues are being raised in Korean society in advance of the implementation of the Protected Birth Act. There is widespread concern that the Protected Birth Act fails to protect either women or children, especially as it raises issues regarding the need for legislation to protect children with disabilities and to address gaps for migrant women and children. This paper examines the gender and healthcare issues relating to the Protected Birth Act, focusing on women's health and human rights. The Act continues to perpetuate discrimination against out-of-wedlock pregnancies and upholds the ideology of the traditional family model. Furthermore, the legislative process did not address protective measures for the various reasons behind child abandonment. Critical issues such as women's autonomy, safe pregnancy termination, and paternal responsibility in childbirth are also notably absent. However, with the Act set to take effect soon, it is crucial for healthcare providers to comprehend the rationale and procedures associated with birth notification and the Protected Birth Act, and to prepare for its nationwide implementation. The law defines the socially vulnerable as its main beneficiaries, and it is necessary to strengthen social safety nets to improve their access to healthcare, eliminate prejudice and discrimination against out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and embrace the diversity of our society. We eagerly anticipate future discussions on gender and healthcare issues, as well as amendments to the law that reflect real-world circumstances to provide genuine protection for pregnant women in crisis and their infants.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2013

There has been an increase in the number of female doctors worldwide. Women now represent half of all medical students, with almost the same numbers of men and women becoming physicians. There is a pool of talented women in our midst, and it is our responsibility as leaders to find those individuals and groom them for progress. However, residency training and academic education still resemble the historical model when there were few women in medicine. Gender differences in medical specialty choices can cause a maldistribution of doctors by specialty and geographical area, which could cause significant problems at the national health care system level. Major challenges facing female physicians include gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and work/family conflicts. Women are largely under-represented in academic medicine and experience discrimination in the academic environments. Recent issues about related to the "feminization of medicine" raise important questions forabout how academic medicine deals with gender issues. To better accommodate the needs of female doctors and ensure that they will have successful careers, structural and cultural changes to medical educations are needed.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.351-378
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• 2020

본 연구는 성별 간 갈등이 가장 극심하게 나타나는 성인초기 남녀의 성차별 메타-인식 양상을 탐색하기 위해 '여성의 남성을 향한 양가성에 대한 인식'과 '남성의 양가적 성차별에 대한 인식', '한국 사회의 성차별 실태'에 대한 지각을 측정하여 잠재프로파일 분석을 실시하고, 각 유형에 따른 성역할갈등, 이성과의 거리감, 성차별 논쟁에 대한 지지도의 차이를 살펴보았다. 이를 위하여 만 18세 이상 39세 이하 남녀 330명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하였고, SPSS 20.0과 Mplus 7.4 프로그램을 사용하여 자료를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 여성은 '성차별 둔감형 여성', '성차별 민감형 여성', '성차별 저항형 여성' 총 3가지 유형, 남성은 '성평등 인식형 남성', '역차별 인식형 남성' 총 2가지 유형이 도출되었다. 여성들은 성차별 메타-인식이 높은 유형일수록 성차별에 대한 지각과 성차별 논쟁에 대한 지지도가 높아진 반면, 남성들은 성차별 메타-인식이 높은 유형일수록 역차별에 대한 지각이 높아졌다. 남녀 모두 성차별 메타-인식 수준이 높은 유형일수록 더 높은 성역할갈등과 이성과의 거리감을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 현 한국 사회의 성별 갈등 현상에 대한 시사점과 본 연구의 제한점, 후속 연구를 위한 제언을 논의하였다.

• Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.544-558
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• 2018

Because of the sex-gender differences that are shown in a diversity of physiological and psychological factors, it can be speculated that the clinical presentation of symptoms as well as treatment strategies in women and men with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may differ. Studies have revealed that IBS is more common in women than men. As for the IBS subtype, IBS with constipation is significantly more prevalent among women than men. Sex hormones and gender differences may play important roles in the pathophysiology of IBS. However, its pathophysiologic mechanisms still remain largely unknown, and therapeutic implications are limited. Moreover, women IBS patients have been reported to feel more fatigue, depression, anxiety, and lower quality of life than men IBS patients. Furthermore, there has been evidence of differences in the appropriate treatment efficacy to IBS in men and women, although relatively few men are enrolled in most relevant clinical trials. A more sex-gender-oriented approach in the medical care setting could improve understanding of heterogeneous patients suffering from IBS. An individualized and multicomponent approach including sex and gender issues might help improve the treatment of IBS.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2022

• 영미문화
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2017

This essay investigates how the industrialization of the US food system was closely linked to US foreign policy, gender issues, and the rise of consumerism in the Cold War era. While many scholars in American studies and women's studies over the past few decades have paid increasing attention to the interrelationship of gender politics and the media industry in shaping US domesticity, they have seldom studied how and why reading gender issues in relation to environmental discourse in general and the industrialized US food system in particular can help us better understand the complex relationship between environmental and social problems that we are facing today, both collectively and individually. In this context, this essay shows how US national politics have not only created the ideal of American domesticity that promotes traditional gender roles and consumerism at the expense of gender equality, but also negatively affected women's somatic and mental health writ large. By closely examining the cultural implications of Nixon's and Khrushchev's Kitchen Debate in the 1950s alongside newspapers, photographs, advertisements, and Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar (1963), I argue that reading Cold War consumer culture in relation to the US food system leads readers to see the invisible links between gender politics and today's environmental and social problems in comparative and global contexts.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2022

Objectives: Previous studies have reported that self-neglect, which may be a sign of elder abuse, can result in suicide among older adults. The signs of self-neglect and its impact on the risk of suicide may differ by gender. Thus, this study explored the association between self-neglect and suicide risk in older Korean adults and examined the potential moderating effect of gender on this relationship. Methods: Data were collected from 356 Korean adults aged 65 or older through an online survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the research hypothesis. First, the associations between 4 sub-dimensions of self-neglect (i.e., daily life management issues, personal hygiene issues, financial management issues, and relational issues) and suicidal ideation were examined. Then, the moderating effect of gender on these relationships was investigated by including interaction terms. Results: Self-neglect was significantly associated with suicidal ideation in older adults. Aspects of self-neglect related to daily life management and relational factors were key predictors of suicidal ideation. Gender significantly moderated the effect of the relational dimension of self-neglect on suicidal ideation. The relational dimension of self-neglect was more strongly associated with suicidal ideation in older women than in older men. Conclusions: The findings suggest the importance of screening older adults with signs of self-neglect for suicide risk. Special attention should be paid to older women who experience relational issues as a high-risk group for suicidal ideation. Public programs and support systems should be established to improve daily life management and promote social relationships among older adults.

• 실천공학교육논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.409-417
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• 2023

본 논문의 목적은 K대학 학생들의 성별에 따른 젠더 관련 이슈에 대한 인식 차이를 살펴보고 대학 교육 체계 내에서의 대응 방안을 제안하는 것이다. 연구 결과 첫째, 남성은 여성에 대한 구조적 차별은 존재하지 않고 역으로 남성이 차별 받고 있다고 생각하는 반면, 여성의 경우 이와는 반대되는 인식을 보이고 있다. 둘째, 여성의 노력 정도 및 소득이 낮은 이유, 취업 후 업무능력등에 대해서도 남녀는 유의미한 인식 차이를 나타낸다. 셋째, 남성들의 경우 여성에 비해 페미니즘에 대해 비우호적인 태도를 보이고 있다. 넷째, 남성들이 여성 할당제와 페미니즘에 대해 적대적 태도를 보이는 이유로는 남성에게 부과되는 전통적인 성 역할 모델의 영향과 구조적 불평등에 대한 남녀의 관점 차이를 들 수 있다. 이와 같은 현실 인식의 남녀 간 격차를 줄이기 위해서는 헤게모니적 남성성에 대한 고찰, 정확한 정보를 바탕으로 한 쟁점 교육, 실수 친화적 공간 마련을 통한 쟁점의 공론화, 그리고 시민 교육의 관점에서 대학 차원의 대응이 필요하다는 점을 제안하였다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.171-175
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• 2021

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2020

Purpose: This paper explores diverse issues related to the problem of women's unpaid domestic care work, and as a factor of gender inequality in their professional practice. Research Design: This article concentrated only on the analysis of secondary data available on the topic along with observation of facts in Kazakhstan based on diverse sources. In current conditions, the problem of women's unpaid domestic care work, and consequently, the lack of enough time and energy for professional employment. Distinguish domestic work vs. job/career/occupation, self-fulfillment, education, and leisure has a significant impact on women's life satisfaction. Data, and Methodology: This article focuses only on secondary data available in different sources from which the researchers procures comprehensive data and information. Results and conclusion: A family policy that aims to promote combining maternity, and domestic work with paid employment is an effective way to increase the proportion of working mothers/women. It is crucial to not only proportionally distribute the household responsibilities in the family but also to form an effective mechanism of state support for women through the development of the social services sector, as well as the adoption of a system-wide approach to gender equality.