ABSTRACT
South Korea has witnessed many cultural and economic changes in the last three decades of the twentieth century. So much has changed, in fact, that it can be asserted that this country is no longer a developing country and that its emergence as a newly industrialized nation is irreversible. A fast-growing economy and legislation to improve the condition of women are crucial factors affecting the condition of Korean women. In the context of a traditional Confucianist society, the shifts in the economic participation of women and in the definition of the family and the entrance of women into political arenas provide illuminating information about the course of change in one Asian country.
