[International Conference] Migrant Women in International Marriage, Issues and Prospects

As recent statistics show that more than 10% of marriages in Korea are intermarriages, Korea itself is being transformed into a multi-racial and/or multi-cultural society rapidly. This experience of the fusion of the unprecedented migrants is giving a challenge to an entire Korean society as well as individual families.
To actively cope with this new social construction, it is important to broaden our horizon, that is, to investigate not only the experiences of intermarriage families but the social changes in nation, in civil society, and in global economy. Especially, gender relation interlocks with various issues raised by intermarriages, it is, therefore, necessary to look for a new outlook while examining this social change in a standpoint of gender relation.
The Institute for Gender Research at Seoul National University has organized International Conference to examine a variety of issues and questions within the augmentation of intermarriage in a gender perspective. The goal and the purpose of this conference are to provide the framework of a comparative study by arguing the experiences of Japanese intermarried women and the experiences of Taiwanese intermarried women together with those of Korean intermarried women.
As an academic contributor, we feel you will find the event beneficial and informative. We will welcome and appreciate any comments you may have, as they are the best means to broaden the prospects. We look forward to your participation.
Kim, Se-Kyun(Director, Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University)

- Date: Friday, November 30, 2007
- Time: 1:00p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Multimedia Lecture Room(Room 320), Center for Teaching and Learning (Building 61)
- Host and Organizer: Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University
- Contact Information: (02) 880-8951, igender@snu.ac.kr

Program
13:00-13:20Opening Ceremony
- Opening Message by Kim, Se-Kyun(Director, Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University)
- Congratulatory Speech by Lim, Hyun-Chin(Dean, College of Social Science, Seoul National University)

13:20-14:50Part 1
Topic: Migrant Women in International Marriage: Viewpoints and Comparisons
Chair: Lee, Jae-In(Institute for Gender Research, Seoul National University)
1) Globalization and Feminization of Migration
- Chung, Chin-Sung(Sociology, Seoul National University, Korea)
2) Beyond Victimization: The Empowerment of Marriage Migrants in Resisting Globalization
- Hsia, Hsiao-Chuan(Social Transformation Studies, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan)
3) International Marriage in Japan: Immigrant Womens Struggle and Childrens Issues
- Ogaya, Chiho(Education and Human Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan)
4) Discussion on Part 1
- Kim, Hyun Mee(Cultural Anthropology, Yonsei University)
- Kim, Yi Seon(Korean Womens Development Institute)

14:50-15:00 ?Recession

15:00-16:30Part 2
Topic: Migrant Women in International Marriage in Korea
Chair: Bae, Eun-Kyung(Program in Gender Studies, Seoul National University)
5) Condition of Migrant Women in International Marriage in Korea: Experiences and Human Rights
- Lee, In-Kyung('EULIM' attached to Association for Foreign Workers' Human Rights in Busan)
6) Condition of Migrant Women in International Marriage in Korea: Issues on the Legislative System
- So, Rami(Korean Public Interest Lawyers' Group 'Gong-Gam')
7) Attitudes toward Migrant Women in Korea: On the Basis of Results of Attitude Survey
- Hwang, Jung-Mee(Korean Womens Development Institute)
8) Discussions on Part 2
- Kim, Young-Ok(Korean Womens Institute, Ewha Womans University)
- Lee, Hyun-Ok(Development Sociology, Cornell University)

16:30-16:40Recession

16:40-17:30General Discussion
Chair: Bae, Eun-Kyung(Program in Gender Studies, Seoul National University)

17:30-19:00Reception