Since the brutal murder of a young woman near Gangnam Station in Seoul on May 17, 2016, misogyny and gender inequality have been hotly debated in Korea. The prevalence of violence and sex crimes against women show that our society is in crisis. However, feminism or feminist theology advocating gender equality has not been generally welcomed or discussed in our society. In this context, as a researcher, I have been interested in themes such as how women perceive feminism, how subjectively they are living and how feminism has influenced women’s understandings of themselves, gender, family and society as well.
Reading previous research papers and books on these themes, I find out that much of the research has focused on highly educated women in high-profile positions. I think that I need to overcome such........