Korea Railroad Corporation has appointed the first female CEO: Choi Yeonhye (57), professor at the Graduate School of Transportation of University of Transportation. On October 2, Professor Choi officially began working as the CEO after attending her inauguration ceremony held at the Railroad Twin T

A shining new star has risen in the dark, silent sky that is the women’s tennis in Korea: high school senior Jang Su Jeong (18, Yangmyeong Girls’ High) is the bright new star. On September 19, in the second round women’s singles match of the WTA KDB Korea Open at Olympic Park Tennis Center, Jang bea

“Residents’ councils are the first step to grass-root democracy. It will serve as a strong stepping-stone for women to enter into politics. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) and women’s organizations must file official requests and put pressure on Ministry of Safety and Public Administr

The reports of general programming channels are suggestive and promote gender stereotypes, according to Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE) South Center and Center for Gender Equality & Family Policy at Ulsan Development Institute, which monitored news, current affa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win the September 22 national election, securing 3 election wins following the victories in 2005 and in 2009. Ms. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won 41.5% of the vote, outstripping center-left rival Social Democrats, which took about 25.7%.CD

Hillary Clinton is a star prospect for the 2016 US presidential race. After remaining silent despite much speculation, she finally sat down for an interview for the first time since stepping down as secretary of state. In an interview published in New York Magazine on September 22, she opened up abo

Many people believe workplace dating can be risky. It may be helpful to your profession to a certain extent, but not always. Nina Bahadur of the Huffington Post introduced 7 famous couples who started as coworkers and demonstrate that dating someone within your workplace can work out. Here is the li

Asia’s women politicians gathered in Seoul and they all argued that women’s participation in politics is greatly needed to maintain peace and prosperity given that women represent half the global population.The 7th ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties) Special Conference on “Wo

On September 18(local time), the “Wednesday Demonstration” demanding Japan redress the comfort women issue was held in Paris for the first time.The protest was held in front of Chaillot Palace. Survivor Kim Bok-dong(88) and the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japa

The 7th ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties) Special Conference on Women’s Leadership and Empowerment opened in Seoul on September 13. Around 110 representatives from 41 political parties from over 20 different countries joined the conference.Since its inception and the creati

On September 11, survivor Kim Bok-dong(88) testified during the 24th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council and urged the Japanese government to apologize.The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (hereafter the Korean Council) and Amnesty International hosted a

President Park Geun-hye returned to Korea after the Saint Petersburg G20 Summit and her state visit to Vietnam.President Park received high marks for multilateral diplomatic debut at the G20 Summit held on September 5-6. President Park urged advanced countries to make concerted efforts to ease finan

On September 9, Norway’s Conservative party swept into power in eight years, ousting the ruling Labor Party.Solberg said to her supporters, “Today voters have given a historically strong victory for the center-right. We will give this country a new government.” She will become Norway’s second female

On September 10, Thomas Bach of Germany was elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bach will replace outgoing chief Jacques Rogge of Belgium. He will serve an eight-year term, with an option of running for an additio

“We, progressives, have to carefully examine what is holding us back from moving forward. It is no longer simply due to confrontation within the progressive group, between those advocating National Liberation and those seeking People Democracy.”Sim Sang-jeong of the Justic Party, a left-leaning poli

Kim Tae-ryeon and Sue Trone finally had the chance to meet each other. They are the two masters who have dedicated their lives to help individuals with disabilities improve their lives and dream big. Their involvement with Best Buddies has created opportunities for individuals with and without disab

Norway is famous for salmon, petroleum, and gender equality. Since 2003, Norway has enforced a law requiring a 40% share of female board members in large private firms and public enterprises. Many European countries have worked to embrace a ‘Norwegian model.’ Recently, the Norwegian Parliament adopt

Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun was awarded with a Grand Cross of Rio Branco by the Brazilian government in appreciation of her effort to expand economic ties between Korea and Brazil.On September 6, Edmundo Fujita, the Brazilian Ambassador to Korea, bestowed the award to Hyun at Lotte Hotel

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“I have always thought that comfort women survivors would feel hopeless about their lives. But I realized I have been wrong all along when I looked at the flowers in their drawings. We will push forward to demand the Japanese government admit its guilt, apologize to victims, and compensate them.”Kim