Eun-gi Shin 

     Some people claim that Korean society doesn’t need single sex universities anymore. This is because they think Korean society has been changed a lot, so there is no more sexual discrimination, especially in the education era. Also, there are some parents who insist that because of single sex schools, their sons get a smaller range of universities to choose from. Then, does Korea society still need Women’s University? The answer is yes, and there are 3 reasons for that.

First and foremost, in Women’s Universities students can be treated as a kind of human, not as a woman. Actually there still is sexual discrimination in university. Even though students have equal opportunities to get education, some professors discriminate against female students when they give references for jobs. Many women quit their jobs as soon as they get pregnant, for still Korean society has a poor working system for married women. Because of this, some professors usually think that giving references to female students is useless, and put a priority on giving references to males. In contrast, in a women’s university, there is no sexual discrimination. Students are all the same humans and don’t have their abilities underestimated because of their gender.

Moreover, students a Women’s universities act as humans not as women. Unlike women in coed university, women at Women’s universities are not the weaker sex anymore. During school festivals and student elections, students of Women’s Universities do their tasks independently without depending on help from males. For example, in female universities, students carry heavy loads for festivals or membership trips; moreover, students become student presidents and lead the entire school. These roles are usually done by male students in coed colleges. By doing these activities, females can prove that they are totally equal with males and they can do anything that men do.

 Unfortunately, there is one drawback. Frankly speaking, the strongest point of Women’s University is that they do not allow men to enter the university. However it is also the weakest point for students. There are some people among employers who dislike women from single gender Universities. This is because they think these women couldn’t learn how to deal with males and work with males. However, students can overcome the disadvantages by attending several union clubs. At Ewha Woman’s University, there are some cross registration classes with coed universities. As a result, although there is weak point about single sex universities, through several activities, students can access both the advantages of female universities and the advantages of coed school.

In conclusion, Korean still needs Women’s Universities to help female students become people rather than just women. Also, with several benefits of single sex school, students can become free of being treated as weak and protected from stereotypes. Ewha is the first Women’s University in Korea, and the reason why it was founded was to hedge against the sexual discrimination. Although it seems as if the discrimination was diminished in Korea society, it still exists. For these reasons I strongly disagree with the person who insists that Women’s University like Ewha should be changed into coed Universities.