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I bought and read it because I was afraid it would be overflowing with feminism. It just felt like one Korean woman telling other Korean women to work hard at life...
‘You don’t have to be Wonder Woman. Let’s be role models for one another.’ The headline of the article in which I interviewed her stayed with me, and I wanted to create a book on this topic for someone who needed it. Kang Ji-hye had stories to tell people who wanted to take a new path but felt lost because they had no idea how to get started, and people who felt stranded all alone in the world and were looking for someone to talk with who shared their feelings. (-15) ‘When you learn landscaping
I work in a field that is 99.8% women, so I have always been curious about what it is like to work in an environment with more men. From college through my working life, I was so used to environments filled with women and only one or two men that there was a time when I was as awkward around men as someone who had gone to an all-girls’ middle and high school. This book is about women working in male-dominated fields. I read interviews with people in the military, landscaping, large cargo-ship
When I was a college student preparing for a job, before getting hired and starting work, I often wondered: Will I even get a job? Will I be able to earn enough to live? Is there some crazy place that would hire me? I thought about those things for a long time. I only thought, ‘Once I earn money, I’m an adult and I’ll do what I want.’ I figured, ‘Okay, I’ll just face everything head-on, and somehow it’ll work out.’ People say, ‘No job is beneath anyone.’ That means exactly that no job is
A story of women enduring visible hardship and invisible burdens. Before reading this book, I thought men dominated certain occupations simply because the work was physically exhausting and demanding for women. But that seemed secondary to interest in the work and a sense of calling; instead, I felt that invisible burdens were getting in the way of doing their jobs. Apart from the fact that hatred and exclusion are inefficient for individuals and society, I appreciated seeing the different ways
Stories of women working hard in fields they love. I felt vicarious satisfaction discovering fields I had never known about. It made me think a lot about trying something more unusual if I were born again. I hope there will be many more colleagues and juniors who can endure things together. I’m cheering you on!!
The stories of the eight people in this book, who are striving to shape their own lives, continually thinking through and seeking solutions to the real challenges of becoming mothers while working, and hoping to connect with and empathize with the women who came before and after them so that more women can enter the field, were truly inspiring and gave me the resolve to keep moving forward. This book was well worth reading.
Park Jin-hee: I work in a place with many men.
Landscape supervisor at a construction site, chief officer on a large cargo ship, orchestra conductor, firefighter who puts out fires, civilian military specialist in military cryptographic security, large-animal veterinarian, Air Force pilot, traditional kiln ceramic artist… Women are present in every workplace in the world! An interview collection featuring eight women who faced prejudice and proved themselves.
Korean title: 남자가 많은 곳에서 일합니다
Korean author: 박진희
Korean publisher: 앤의서재
ISBN-13: 9791190710817
Reviews
I bought and read it because I was afraid it would be overflowing with feminism. It just felt like one Korean woman telling other Korean women to work hard at life...
‘You don’t have to be Wonder Woman. Let’s be role models for one another.’ The headline of the article in which I interviewed her stayed with me, and I wanted to create a book on this topic for someone who needed it. Kang Ji-hye had stories to tell people who wanted to take a new path but felt lost because they had no idea how to get started, and people who felt stranded all alone in the world and were looking for someone to talk with who shared their feelings. (-15) ‘When you learn landscaping
I work in a field that is 99.8% women, so I have always been curious about what it is like to work in an environment with more men. From college through my working life, I was so used to environments filled with women and only one or two men that there was a time when I was as awkward around men as someone who had gone to an all-girls’ middle and high school. This book is about women working in male-dominated fields. I read interviews with people in the military, landscaping, large cargo-ship
When I was a college student preparing for a job, before getting hired and starting work, I often wondered: Will I even get a job? Will I be able to earn enough to live? Is there some crazy place that would hire me? I thought about those things for a long time. I only thought, ‘Once I earn money, I’m an adult and I’ll do what I want.’ I figured, ‘Okay, I’ll just face everything head-on, and somehow it’ll work out.’ People say, ‘No job is beneath anyone.’ That means exactly that no job is
A story of women enduring visible hardship and invisible burdens. Before reading this book, I thought men dominated certain occupations simply because the work was physically exhausting and demanding for women. But that seemed secondary to interest in the work and a sense of calling; instead, I felt that invisible burdens were getting in the way of doing their jobs. Apart from the fact that hatred and exclusion are inefficient for individuals and society, I appreciated seeing the different ways
Stories of women working hard in fields they love. I felt vicarious satisfaction discovering fields I had never known about. It made me think a lot about trying something more unusual if I were born again. I hope there will be many more colleagues and juniors who can endure things together. I’m cheering you on!!
The stories of the eight people in this book, who are striving to shape their own lives, continually thinking through and seeking solutions to the real challenges of becoming mothers while working, and hoping to connect with and empathize with the women who came before and after them so that more women can enter the field, were truly inspiring and gave me the resolve to keep moving forward. This book was well worth reading.
