This is a site that translates articles from Korean into English. Usually controversial topics.

http://www.koreabang.com/2013/stories/disbelief-as-korea-is-ranked-108th-in-global-gender-equality.html

The article is long but VERY worth it. In fact, I think it should be used as a reference (and required reading) for anyone who wishes to discuss gender politics and doesn't know how feminists misconstrue statistics.

Examples:

Feminists say women don't have access to education:

In the sub-category of enrollment in primary education, Korea ranked 94th. Elementary school is mandatory for everyone but the report says only 98% of women and 99% of men received primary education in Korea. Would it be because it includes everyone in Korea, meaning the older generation who grew up before primary education became mandatory in 1950? More women from the period where primary education was poorly implemented are alive than men. This cannot be used to support claims of sexual discrimination. For every 10 women, there are 7 men in the over-65 age group in Korea.

He explains how economic participation is due to the male mindset vs female mindset:

According to the paper entitled ‘The effect of job insecurity on suicide’ published by the Korean Social Security Association, job insecurity raises men’s suicide rate but it doesn’t affect women. The paper said, “It is thought to be because, for men, having a stable job is important because they are socially expected to financially support their family, whereas women aren’t expected to take the main financial responsibility. Rather, some women prefer temporary jobs that allow more time for childbirth and parenting.”

Feminists discount the ability of domestic-minded women to make their own decisions:

If you misinterpret the employment gender gap data, it can create a ridiculous situation where a wife, who enjoys her hobbies by spending money on classes at a community center, is regarded as a victim of sexual discrimination, while her husband struggles at work to make money for her. If you really want to know whether women’s low employment rate and income is due to sexual discrimination, you have to know whether they are unhappy because they work less and make less money for themselves.

Feminists over simplify things to serve their agenda, especially with statistics:

SBS reported that the social cost caused by women dropping out of the job market amounted to 60 trillion won. It’s hard to believe such a figure since it is 17.5% of the Korean government’s yearly budget...They simply calculated for the hypothetical scenario where 4.17 million full-time housewives are suddenly all employed. That means there should be 4.17 million more job openings in the first place. In reality, 4.17 million workers will have to get laid off to make room for them and there will be social costs for the children whose moms begin to work outside.

(This is also how rape stats are often calculated; come up with a loose definition and then multiply it by a lowest common demoninator of women who qualify for that shitty definition. e.g. "Didn't say YES = rape" suddenly becomes "1 in 5 women have been raped!")


I challenge you to read through the entire thing. He pretty much addresses all instances/permutations of how feminism tries to undermine society (except for rape; thankfully Koreans don't take rape hysteria seriously and false rape allegations here are not common).

He also goes into how feminism has permeated how entire governments and countries legislate and how entire social systems are based on flawed ways of thinking.

Although there are some "Korean"-specific references (SBS is a major TV network here), I think you all can extrapolate this to the situation in your own country.