Exploring Village Level for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: the Case of Korea’s Saemaul Women’s Association

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore village level for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Originality: The originality of this paper is to fill the literature and practice gaps on discussing how to implement the SDGs, by investigating the feasibility and importance of village level.
Methodology: Based on historical institutionalism, this paper incorporates both case study and the analysis of archival materials. The novelty of this methodology comes from interpreting the archival materials, written memoirs of female Saemaul Women’s Association leaders from three different villages.
Result: Saemaul Women’s Association, a government-initiated community development program for Koreas’ rural areas, has contributed to enhancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. Through the activities of Saemaul Women’s Association, women have begun to participate in the collective activities at the village level, departing away from their previously-confined space, household. Conclusion and Implication: This historical case study of Saemaul Women’s Association raises village level as the unit of implementation for the SDG on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Adopting village level enables women on the ground to voice their opinions and empower themselves. So far, dominantly, the approach to the international cooperation and development has been one-sided from developed countries to developing countries, resulting in the neglect of diverse and heterogenous contexts across countries of different development levels. In this regard, this research, adopting village level, stresses the context diversity could be a significant driver of development.

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