For women in my family, in Korean culture, women are really valued in their youth, and then when they get older, it's like they almost become irrelevant.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm sure mothers are important across every culture, but particularly in Korean society, the role of the mother is of great importance.
A military career offers the stability many South Korean women crave.
The mother's love for her child is very strong in Korean society - almost on the borderline of being an obsession.
Korean children get a lot of fuss made over them, I guess because life was tough in the old country, and it was a big deal if you survived. There's a big party thrown when you are 100 days old, followed by another when you make it to one whole year.
I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.
There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people.
Yes and our obsession with youth in our culture and how we, women lie about their age after 35 obsessively and no one wants to let anyone know they're getting older, et cetera.
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be.
I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world.