https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/41 2026-07-04T07:20:34Z 2026-07-04T07:20:34Z Huh, Soo Yeon Kang, Ji Young https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/208591 2026-02-01T11:36:12Z 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Gender Role Attitudes in South Korea: Beyond Dichotomous Classifications<SUP>1</SUP> Authors: Huh, Soo Yeon; Kang, Ji Young Abstract: Previous research has argued that gender role attitudes in South Korea appear to be ambiguous. However, these studies are limited by their division of gender role attitudes into traditionalism and egalitarianism, with insufficient exploration of diverse gender role attitudes. Using latent transition analysis, we investigated the spectrum of gender role attitudes based on the Korea Welfare Panel Study data. We identified three groups of gender role attitudes-traditionalism, pro-work conservatism, and flexible egalitarianism. We investigated how the three groups transitioned between 2008 and 2021 and identified the associated factors. The findings indicate that a significant portion of the population supports pro-work conservatism, though this proportion has decreased. We further found that women transition from the traditional group to the pro-work conservative group or remain in the pro-work conservative group. Additionally, age and education were important factors in transitioning to egalitarian gender roles. Gender role attitudes in South Korea have somewhat shifted toward egalitarianism from 2008 to 2021. However, a contradictory stance persists as there is a simultaneous endorsement of traditional roles for women and their participation in paid work, highlighting a focus area. Les recherches ant & eacute;rieures sugg & egrave;rent que les attitudes envers les r & ocirc;les de genre en Cor & eacute;e du Sud pr & eacute;sentent une certaine ambigu & iuml;t & eacute;. Cependant, ces & eacute;tudes se sont souvent limit & eacute;es & agrave; une dichotomie entre traditionalisme et & eacute;galitarisme, n & eacute;gligeant ainsi une exploration approfondie des perspectives diversifi & eacute;es. En utilisant une analyse de transition latente et les donn & eacute;es de la Korea Welfare Panel Study, nous avons identifi & eacute; trois groupes distincts d'attitudes envers les r & ocirc;les de genre: le traditionalisme, le conservatisme pro-travail et l'& eacute;galitarisme flexible. Cette & eacute;tude examine les transitions entre ces groupes entre 2008 et 2021, ainsi que les facteurs qui influencent ces changements. Les r & eacute;sultats r & eacute;v & egrave;lent qu'une part importante de la population adh & egrave;re au conservatisme pro-travail, bien que ce groupe ait diminu & eacute; au fil du temps. Il a & eacute;galement & eacute;t & eacute; observ & eacute; que les femmes passent du groupe traditionnel au groupe conservateur pro-travail ou y restent. Par ailleurs, l'& acirc;ge et le niveau d'& eacute;ducation se r & eacute;v & egrave;lent & ecirc;tre des facteurs significatifs dans la transition vers des attitudes plus & eacute;galitaires. Bien qu'un glissement g & eacute;n & eacute;ral vers l'& eacute;galitarisme soit observ & eacute; sur la p & eacute;riode & eacute;tudi & eacute;e, des contradictions subsistent, notamment avec la coexistence de visions traditionnelles sur les r & ocirc;les f & eacute;minins et l'acceptation de leur participation au travail r & eacute;mun & eacute;r & eacute;. Ces r & eacute;sultats mettent en lumi & egrave;re la complexit & eacute; des attitudes envers les r & ocirc;les de genre en Cor & eacute;e du Sud.

2025-12-01T00:00:00Z Kim, Hansung Huh, Soo Yeon Lee, Sun Young https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/211189 2026-03-11T06:30:22Z 2025-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: COVID-19 and support for basic income in Korea Authors: Kim, Hansung; Huh, Soo Yeon; Lee, Sun Young Abstract: The research questions addressed in this study are: "Who supports basic income (BI) in Korea?" and "What type of BI do supporters endorse?" To understand the support for BI in detail two key factors were considered: job insecurity and the receipt of no-strings cash benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The types of BI were categorized based on regularity, individuality, and adequacy. A series of logistic regression analyses was conducted using nationally representative survey data from 2020. The results revealed that job insecurity and the receipt of no-strings cash benefits during the pandemic were significantly associated with the support for BI. Additionally, the study explored significant correlates of the support for each feature of BI. Job insecurity and the receipt of no-strings cash benefits were significantly associated with the regularity of BI but not with its individuality and adequacy. Interestingly, among the participants who supported universal BI, only 9% believed that BI should be regular, individual, and sufficient to cover the minimum cost of living.

2025-04-01T00:00:00Z Huh, Soo Yeon https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/211285 2026-03-13T02:30:26Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Women's welfare attitudes in South Korea Authors: Huh, Soo Yeon Abstract: Many scholars argue that gender affects welfare attitudes: women support welfare policies more than men in most welfare societies. However, in South Korea, women tend to oppose welfare policies or show no gender gap in welfare attitudes. As welfare programs in South Korea are expanding, I investigate whether women's attitudes towards welfare policies have changed and if they differ based on self-interest. I analysed welfare attitude data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS) for 2013 and 2022 using ordered logistic regression models, finding that women in South Korea supported almost all welfare policies less than men. However, in terms of income redistribution and free preschool and childcare service provision, there were no gender differences observed. Furthermore, cleavages among women were found regarding attitudes towards support for the unemployed and free preschool and childcare service provision based on self-interest. Additionally, progressive women exhibited more supportive attitudes across all domains of welfare.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Kang, Ji Young Huh, Soo Yeon https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/197695 2026-02-01T05:01:01Z 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Effect of universal child care subsidy on child-rearing costs by mothers’ working status in South Korea Authors: Kang, Ji Young; Huh, Soo Yeon Abstract: This study aims to investigate the effects of universal child care and early education subsidy on child-rearing cost burdens, and examine the extent to which this association differs depending on mothers’ working status in South Korea. Using the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS) and a fixed effects panel model, we found that child care and early education subsidy usage is associated with a reduction of total child-rearing costs, but not much out-of-pocket child care expenses. Furthermore, the introduction of universal child care and early education subsidy is likely to benefit households with part-time working mothers in terms of reducing total child-rearing cost burden, but it increased out-of-pocket child care cost in households where mothers were not working. The child care and early education subsidy achieved the aim of reducing household financial burden associated with parenthood, and enabling parents to combine their paid work with parenthood—in particular for mothers with part-time jobs. However, full-time working mothers are limited in enjoying the benefits of the subsidy. Our findings regarding South Korea's child care and early education system provide important insights for emerging and developing economies that are increasingly showing an interest in instituting new child care and early education systems.

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