“The creation of the Women's News is a critical social turning point. Women can now publicly and officially express their voice across Korean society.” So said Lee In-Ho, who later became the first female Korean ambassador in our nation's history. She was speaking at the newspaper's laun
The Organizing Committee of APEC-WLN is composed of the Organizing Committee, an Advisory Board, and Nine Working Groups. The Committee members include 86 experts from relevant fields, who have participated in the preparation of the conference and the working group agenda. The Organizing Committee i
Interviewed before the conference, Chairperson Jeong Myeong-keum commented, "The greatest significance of this meeting is that it provides a breakthrough for Korea's female entrepreneurs to expand beyond the domestic market to the international market and at the same time, establishes them as th
2005 APEC 10th Women Leaders' Network Meeting (APEC-WLN) will take place at Daegu's Inter-Burgo Hotel for four days August 24~27. APEC-WLN is a network of influential female leaders from 21 member economies working in government, business, academia and civil society organizations, who are me
Publicly listed in 1988, the Women's News was the first national weekly to represent a female point of view on various social matters. The Women's News has since become the most influential publication among Korean press on issues concerning gender and equality. We have 19 offices nationwide
Dear global sisters,I cordially welcome you to the 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women(IICW). I hope we will all share our new visions for women across the world, consolidate our global sisterhood, “Embrace the Earth” and generate long-lasting returns from this congress.Korean wome
The road to “Land's End” at Haenam, Jeonnam province, stretches parallel to a mountain range that takes the traveler toward Mount Dharma (489m, 1'604ft). Mihwang Temple is said to have been built in 749 by the Most Venerable Uijo. A golden man appeared in his dream and told him to build a te
The majestic Mount Sorak and the blue waves of Korea's eastern sea have blessed the city of Gangneung with a long history and a hearty culture. Kyungpodae, a location near the city, is renowned for its annual “Greet the Sunrise Festival” held every New Year's Day next to Lake Kyungpo. Kyungp
Born in Haenam in 1948, Jung-Hee was a social activist, passionately engaged in the democratization movement, as well as the liberation of women and marginalized groups. Her writing career produced a number of poetic works. As a leading Korean feminist poet, Jung-Hee worked as the first editor-in-ch
The Huh Nansolhon Memorial Festival was organized by the Korea Women's Hot Line and held in July 2004 at her house of birth near Gangneung, a coastal city in Gangwon province. The festival closed successfully after arousing significant attention and interest. The participants were mourning the t
Committing themselves to realizing gender equality, 84 members of the National Assembly's forum for gender equality(Co-chaired by Reps. Kim Choon Jin, Lee Kei Kyung, Park Sei Hwan, Lee Eun Young), and heads of women's organizations established sisterhood relationship with each other at the m
Legal grounds on which a husband raping his wife could be subject to criminal punishment would be in place in June at the earliest if a revision bill of an act on special cases of domestic violence is passed by the extraordinary session of the National Assembly. The bill makes a clause on sexual vio
A move to institutionalize or revise laws to attach an economic value to housework done by a full-time homemaker has recently gained steam in the Korean society. Rep. Lee Kei Kyung of the Grand National Party(GNP), a woman activist-turned lawmaker, introduced an income tax revision bill on May 18 wh
Taking effect nine months ago, the sex trade prevention act has heightened Korea's international image as an advanced human rights country. The act is viewed as embodiment of women's movement over the last four years to drive out sex trade. Sparked off by a fire in a brothel in Daemyung-dong
Responding to the aspiration of Korean women, the Ministry of Gender Equality (MOGE), which set sail in January, 2001 as a central administrative agency to plan and coordinate gender policies, is said to be reorganized as the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family(MOGEF) on June 23. The reorganization
Political parties are bent on seeking ways to have more women win seats in local elections in 2006. Rep. You Seung Hee of the Uri Party proposed a ‘duo-seat system’ which would allow each voter to choose one male candidate and one female candidate at a time in each lower-level electoral district. Th
The National Assembly passed a revision bill of the civil law focusing on the abolition of the ‘Hoju’ System, or the Family Registry System, at a plenary session on March 2. The bill was supported by 235 of 296 lawmakers on the register, with 58 opposing and 16 abstaining. Accordingly, the tradition
Celebrating an equal employment week, an award ceremony of the 5th Equal Employment was held at the Grand Ballroom of the COEX on April 1. Nine businesses and 20 people were awarded prizes for their dedication to equal employment opportunities, maternity protection, support for workplace and home, e
Bills for women's affairs that were passed by extraordinary sessions of the National Assembly in April mean a lot in terms of women's rights and interests. The Basic Act on Fertility and Aged Society, among others, is geared to cope with the world's lowest fertility rate of 1.19, and rap
“I will focus on showing the outstanding caliber and creativity of Korean women to the world!” Chang Pilwha, chairwoman of the Organizing Committee for WW05 pledged at the inauguration ceremony of the committee on June 15 last year. With the official opening of the Seoul Congress only ten days away,