“I have two daughters and a son, but I’ve never discriminated against based on their gender. However, the real world seems very different from what it’s like in our household. It’s a shame that gender discrimination still exists today. I hope more men join HeForShe campaign.” (Kim Tae Uk)The city of

The ‘17th Women’s Marathon’ was co-hosted by the City Of Seoul and Women News on the 13th at the World Cup Park. The City of Seoul Athletic Association, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Korean Women’s Development Institute sponsored the event. This year’s Women’s Marathon’s theme was “I run f

Oksun Lee, one of the ‘Comfort Women’ survivors, attended her first walkathon on the 13th at the 2017 17th Women's Marathon at the World Cup Park in Seoul. She was wearing a yellow scarf with a beige jacket and pink flower hat. She replied with a calm smile to those who said hello to her. A fell

Legislative actions are only part of the solution; Changes in behaviour and values should first take place; First woman Minister of Education in French history; Prominence of women in French politics and business Among the European Union Member States, France reported the highest fertility rate in 2

Ambassador of South African Republic to Korea,Ms. Nozuko Gloria Bam, explains her country’s efforts. For full-democratization and gender equality,respect for diversity is key in fight against discrimination and inequalities The Republic of South Africa elected its first black African President, Nels

Canada, a country of gender equality and respect for diversityWork-family balance to be facilitated by role modelsMedia to work as an engine for change The young Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau constituted the gender-equal cabinet after his inauguration on November last year. He created a s

Kawtar El Alaoui(Transformational Life and Executive Coach) starts to publish column titled ‘Kawtar El Alaoui's Women's stories in global village’ every other week. She was born in Morocco, studied law in Canada, became middle class housewife in Egypt, divorced and lived as single mum. She r

No matter what kind of person they are and no matter what backgrounds they have, there is no discrimination in Australian. A Mindset the community shares is the key. 18 week paid leave is allowed to the case of adoption as well as childbirth. 2 week paid leave is provided to a father or a part

Women’s Representativeness in Every Area, the Key for Real Gender Equality ‘Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016-2019’, Announced by EU Commission, Focuses on the Five Priority Areas in Promoting Gender-Equality and Women’s Rights Last year, the EU announced ‘Strategic Engagement for Gende

• It is Women’s Competitiveness that Has Made their Current Status Possible.• They Should Go Beyond the Limit.• I Want to Contribute to Educational Exchanges between Korea and Sweden. “Women’s status is not what’s acquired by benefits for women but what’s acquired by their competitiveness.”Ambassado

The Women’s News (Representative: Hyo-Seon KIM) and Emerald Club of Japan (Representative: Sugahara Tomomi) signed an MOU for their future exchanges at The Women’s News on March 11.Emerald Club is the biggest network of business women in Japan established in 2010, having its branches in 8 cities inc

Entrance to the EU Boosted Gender Equality Policies. 27% of the Members in the Cabinet are Represented by Women. The National Women’s Council Coordinates Overall Women’s Issues. Ireland is one of the representative countries that have the comparatively settled culture of gender equality. According t

“I practiced speaking out ‘hello’ aloud hundreds of times every day just after joining this company. It was a tough time for me to overcome and practice something that most people can do easily.”The first sub-manager with hearing impairment in Starbucks Korea appeared. It is Ms. Soon-Mi KWON(36 phot

Even though 6 out of 10 young people have their first sexual experience at the age of 20 to 24, only 25.3 percent make sure to take precautions during the sex. Less than 10 percent stick to chastity before marriage, and twice as many males as females said that the future spouse`s chastity is importa

Lately, there was the news that the Swedish Government was going to supply copies of the essay,『We Should All Be Feminists』by a Nigerian novelist Ngozi Adichie to all the teenagers in the age of 16. It is a project started by a Swedish women’s organization called ‘Swedish Women`s Lobby’ with the pur

More than fifty robots from Korea, Japan and China including ‘art robots’ to stimulate people`s imagination, ‘companion robots’ to share daily lives and ‘robot bands’ with the possibility of being used for entertainment have gathered at Nabi.Digital art-specialized art gallery, Art Center Nabi (Dire

Like most women in their late thirties, I grew up dreaming of having a career, watching role models who have a career and family and seemed to manage both successfully. As I took on family responsibilities, those dreams started to seem as just that, dreams, especially during the few years I was a si

Each country has its history which uniquely shapes its sets of values, morals and widely accepted social norms. The last two years of my life, I have been learning a lot about Korean culture and I am fascinated by the rapid growth of this country which managed to reshape itself in about 30 years fro

The aging speed of Korea is the world's highest. Korea is projected to be an aged society in 2018 with higher than 14% of the population over 65 while by 2025, 1 out of 5 will be more than 65 years old, which makes Korea a super-aged society. Although there are discussions on the paradigm shift

On September 23rd, 2015, Women’s News held the 1st Asia-Pacific W Crisis Management Forum in Seoul.Although the topic was specific to Women’s role in Crisis Management, it certainly opens the door to the wider reflection around female leadership attributes and the often overlooked value that women b