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Rising Up against Sexual Assault in the Military

After the sexual harassment case involving a division commander and a woman commissioned officer, women soldiers have joined hands with women groups to demand the restoration of the victim's honor and the punishment of the perpetrator. They are also calling for the eradication of sexual violence

Society | reported by Yeuwool Cho | 2001-02-21 00:00

Maids and Governesses Are Also Part of the Workforce

The Korean Women's Trade Union (KWTU) has demanded the government and legislators to eliminate the Labor Standard Act (LSA) clause denying legal protection to people employed to do housework. These household employees are definitely wage workers, but article 10 of the LSA stipulates that the Act

Society | 여성신문 | 2001-02-07 00:00

Challenging Patrilineal Descent at the Grassroots Level

On Jan. 29, about 40 women, including Lee Kyongja of the Jongjegong branch of the Sungju Lee clan, held a demonstration condemning the men in their clans. They claimed that their male kin had arbitrarily amended the clan entailments to exclude the married daughters, after which they proceeded to inh

Society | reported by Booja Choi | 2001-02-07 00:00

Korean Women Groups' New Year Plans for 2001

With the inauguration of the Ministry of Gender Equality, the possibility of women groups realizing their long-standing goals are higher than ever before. Here is this year's to-do list for women groups.▲ Form public consensus and file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the Family H

Society | 여성신문 | 2001-01-17 00:00