• Anne Hilty

  • Anne Hilty, PhD, is a scholar-practitioner of health psychology from New York, now living on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. She is researching Jeju's traditional culture and modern society in order to contribute to the island community's social welfare and sustainable development. Her research interests include the balance of societal change with cultural preservation, women's empowerment and eco-feminism, deep ecology, shamanism as indigenous psychology, and the healing of trauma in post-conflict societies. She is currently pursuing a secondary specialization in peace psychology.

    Anne maintained a clinical practice in integrative health care for more than 15 years, with foci in areas of trauma, addiction, and women's health.

    Contact:
    eastwest.psyche@gmail.com.

Women’s Empowerment: Jeju-style, Part 3

For the empowerment and equality of Jeju women, to the benefit of both women and men: it is time to awaken Seolmundae Halmang.

Women’s Empowerment: Jeju-style, Part 2

There are several dominant influences in Jeju society which must be considered in order to achieve true empowerment for Jeju women: Goddess mythology, Shamanism, Neo-Confucianism, collective labor practices, invasions and assaults, poverty and recent affluence.

Women’s Empowerment: Jeju-style, Part 1

The 7 Women’s Empowerment Principles… can serve as goals. The objectives – the steps taken to achieve each of these goals – can and must differ from one location to the next….[W]hen contemplating how best to achieve these very worthy goals in your country: how can you work within your own cultural matrix in order to effect change?

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