In an equal country, there live blue bears and pink bears.
Are blue bears and pink bears really equal?
There are nearly 40 million bears living in Egalitania.
They say everyone is equal.
It is written in the Bear Constitution that the government, the president, political leaders and the parliament are all equal.
But these are all blue bears.
Here's a bear questioning whether things are truly equal.
It's a pink bear.
Pink Bear drives a stroller and cleans the toilet.
On the other hand, the blue bear wears a tie, drives a car, and goes to work at a big company.
The pink bear gets 6,300 won for his labor, but the blue bear gets 10,000 won.
Are blue bears and pink bears really equal?

A truly equal country
Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea states, "All citizens are equal before the law."
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights also guarantees equality.
But I doubt if it is truly equal.
We face countless forms of discrimination based on gender, social status, and economic power.
There are many types of discrimination, but the reason we focus on gender discrimination is because it is the type that has the most victims.

A shocking incident was recently reported in which a bank rejected high-scoring women in order to hire more men.
And that's not all.
Women have far more opportunities for lower-paying jobs.
Most jobs such as cleaning and care work are done by women.
Men, on the other hand, have much more opportunities to work in large companies with high wages.
Like that bank.
Women face significant discrimination in the job market.
This is the reality of South Korea.
The law states that all citizens are equal, but the reality is not like that.
Unfortunately, South Korea is not an equal country.
That's why we need to think more seriously about equality.


Read "Equal Country" and think about true equality.
The book begins with the appearance of several bears.
When you think of slender bears, pretty bears, beautiful bears, and lovely bears, what gender comes to mind? Most people probably think of women.
When you think of the righteous bear, the brave bear, and the proud bear, which gender comes to mind? Most likely, it's a man.
But this book doesn't assign any gender to anything.
It's an attempt to identify gender stereotypes by asking ourselves which gender comes to mind.
Gender stereotypes lead to a society where gender discrimination is commonplace.
To achieve true equality, we must break gender stereotypes and question reality.
While reading "The Equal Country," compare our country with Egalitania and discuss true equality.