Gender Identity and Performance of Filipino Female Student Migrants in Korea
Gender Identity and Performance of Filipino Female Student Migrants in Korea

Author(s): Cathe Ryne Denice Basco Sarmiento
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Education, Geography, Regional studies, Higher Education , Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: educational migration; gender identity and performance; the Philippines; South Korea; study abroad;
Summary/Abstract: Korea is one of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region with the highest student net migration. An increasing number of international students, specifically from neighbouring Asian countries, have been moving to the country to pursue higher education. As one of such countries, the Philippines has a greater number of female students engaging in Korean study abroad programmes compared to their male counterparts. Recognizing the differences in educational principles and socio-cultural relations between the two countries, this research aims to explore the academic experiences and examine the gender identity and performance of Filipino female student migrants in Korea. This qualitative study was carried out by conducting in-depth interviews of five (5) Filipino female students enrolled in a graduate school programme in Korea at the time of study. As high-skilled women from a developing country, Filipino female students construct an understanding of the society they are in based on observations and experiences from both home and host cultures. In some cases, they choose to reconstruct their gender identity and performance to align them with Korean gender norms. The results of this study provide supplementary insights on educational migration and how this process affects gender relations.

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