Crunch time!

We started week 3 today, and everyone is very busy! T-shirt art, sidewalk chalk art, practicing for our Thursday night performance, and, of course more blogging.....

We, the members of GLPS class11(Media team) made an advise column.
We wrote our complainings about 'gender equality' in these letters.


  Dear Abby,
Hello, my name is X-girl, and I am 23 years old . I thought it was unfair! What was unfair?
Today was my salary day so I was happy. But our boss gave us men & women DIFFERENT
salary!!! Men got 3,000,000 won but I (women) got only 1,000,000...Can you believe this?
This is TOTALLY unfair!We did the same amount of work. Please give me some advice...

                                                                                                                         -From X-girl-

 Dear  X-girl,
I saw your complainings. I really wanted to help you.I really think the same way ,too.
One thing you can do is to write a letter to government.Then they will talk about it and
maybe they can help you with your problem.I hope you have success!

                                                                                                                        -From Abby-




  Dear Abby,
I'm working in a company. Working in the company is fun! However, I got less salary than
other younger men. I worked hard to get more salary, but my salary is really low even now.
Can you help me?? Thank you.

                                                                                                                        -From ChulSoo-

 Dear ChulSoo
I see... It's unfair.You are getting less salary than other men. In the past, people thought men
were better than women. But nowdays, it's getting better. Lots of women (and men) are
working hard to make boys and girls EQUAL(=). So, I wish you could have better luck soon.

                                                                                                                        -From Abby




 Dear Abby,
Why do I have to go to military when women don't have to go to military??? I think it is
unfair and sexual discrimination. Can you give me some advice for this problem?

                                                                                                                        -From blabla-

 Dear blabla,
I think women should go to military like men if women are strong like men.If women don't
go to military, they have to get less money than men.

                                                                                                                        -From Abby-




 Dear Abby,
Hello, I am a 23 years old girl. I want to work for company but company said female can't come in to
that company. I am really annoyed! Also, I want to tell to company CEO that I can do just as well as men.

                                                                                                                        -From ...-

 Dear ...,
Hi I am Abby~ .I think you have a right to be mad, but remember that job can be really hard. If it is not really hard, you can tell the CEO "I am better than men! Please select me!!" I hope this column helps you. Wish for success!

                                                                                                                        -From Abby-


I think we got nice letters for our 'gender equality' advice column.
Order:Eric(설찬민),Noah(박성재),Zhoshua(강수완),Johanna(장지효)
Organized & posted -by Eric-

Gender equailty

These days, many people shout for gender equality,because our sociaty is not fair to women.Especially, South Korea has far to go to reach gender equailty.

There are many gender inequailities in Korea.One gender equailty problem is the inequaility of jobs and salary.Women usually have a job related to cleaning,cooking,or taking care of babies.Of course,women are talented at these jobs because they can do many things at once. But many people think women can't do logical
work which gives better salary.So many girls have a job giving poor salary. For example,most school's cleaning and cooking people are  female.

The limit of body is not a limit of brain and spirit. Also,even though women get a job,men's salary and women's salary are different.Men get more salary then women even though the work is same.These things are happening because of  prejudice of men.

Koreans have prejudice that they need to have a boy for their baby.There are some parents who abort their child if it's a girl.This leads for an imbalance of boys and girls.If this is continues, in the future there might be 10 boys and 1 girl in one classroom.

If people keep making women's opportunities low,the country can't grow.Many countries which have good economy think that women and men have no difference.They help girls who are weaker than boys,but give good jobs to them.Boys and girls shouid help each other and improve each other's difficulties.This is gender equality and the way to develop our develop our nation.


















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INTERVIEW WITH JERRY AULTZ


We are GLPS class 11. Today we will interview GLPS teacher Jerry Aultz. The interview topic is gender equality.



Q1: Hello, Jerry Aultz teacher. What do you think about gender equality?
A: Um...I think it has a long way to go, especially in Asia. Women are not being treated equally.

Q2: What is a biggest problem of gender equality?
A: Society's represention of women. They treat women like everyday objects which we use. They don't treat women fairly. They always think boys are better.

Q3: What are some examples of gender inequality?
A: Well, aborting baby girls, as I mentioned. Also, boys are usually given better education opportunities, and boys are usually given better job opportunities (and higher salaries). Finally, males aren't forced to stop working like women are (when they give birth). On the other hand, women don't have to complete military service. Maybe they should if we want true gender equality.

Q4: If you could solve the equality problem, how would you do so?
A: I want to make girls power higher, and give them jobs in high places. If we can solve problems like this, it will be a very good country.

Q5: Do you think that President Park is doing a good job with solving the problem of gender equality?
A: She seems to be trying a little bit, but there is a limit to what she is able to accomplish in a male dominated society like Korea.

Q6: Will you change your mind after this interview?
A: No, I have always been serious about this issue. I will never change my mind!

As you can see, Jerry Aultz teacher really wants to see gender equality become a reality. Let's hope that this happens so that men and women will be treated equally one day.

Class 11 : Gender Equality Intro Videos

Class 11 : Gender Equality