Ideas are fundamental to human progress, influencing global viewpoints and organizational contexts. The Inner Development Goals (IDGs), emerging from Sweden to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasize personal skills for tackling societal challenges. South Korea, despite economic success, is facing significant gender inequality, ranking low on the Global Gender Gap Report. This study aimed to explore the travel, translation, and dissemination of the IDG Framework in Korea. Specifically, it examined how the IDGs are spread, materialized, and manifested within Korean society and what role carriers of the IDGs play in this process. Furthermore, it discovered if the framework's objectives could catalyze meaningful transformations in addressing the pressing social issue of gender inequality in Korea. The research explores translating IDGs to South Korea, addressing local cultural contexts and gender issues. Using Czarniawska and Joerges's “Travel of Ideas” theory and Scott’s “Institutional Carriers,” it aims to determine if IDGs can mitigate gender inequality in Korea, employing qualitative data from expert interviews. Aligning with the social constructivist philosophy, the empirical data was collected and analyzed using an abductive research method. This research shows the importance of idea translation, the carriers of this idea and their legitimacy in Korean context as crucial for institutionalizing the IDG Framework in Korea. To effectively address gender issues, it is imperative to contextualize the IDGs within the framework of male perspectives.