Nameless girls and women teachers in the forefront of the independence movement"Young girls barely 10 years old, ordinary housewives and girl students were subject to humiliating treatment, corporal punishment and torture, all because they displayed their passion for their country and called for nat

What worries me is that deep within the westerner's favorable view of Asian Films may lie an anachronistic Orientalism that indulges in exotic spectacles and regards the East as an object of sexual fantasies. It was during my time in the US studying for a Masters in drama. A Caucasian classmate

On January 26, a polar bear in Everland Zoo broke the hearts of watchers as it clawed at the bars blocking it from going back to its sleeping quarters. The bear kept banging its head against the bars, by then scratched raw of its white paint. On-lookers who could not take it anymore shouted at the z

Women account for more than 60% of all schoolteachers, and 50.7% of those with the 25 to 29 years of experience that qualifies them for promotions. However, women principals and vice principals make up a meager 8.4% of all schoolteachers.A breakdown of the ratio shows that women head the faculties i

Hwengyeong-ri, Doam-myeong, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do. The district of Doam has shelved its duty of appointing the woman that the villagers of Hwengryeong-ri voted to be their village chief, sparking off a confrontation between the villagers and the administration officials.On December 13 last yea

Were there really women merchants during the Chosun Era? With the TV drama (meaning merchant's code of ethics) gaining popularity, many people have become curious about the unique job of 'female traveling merchant' portrayed in the drama. There is Danyeong, a female merchant fr

"One day an ordinary college girl catches the eye of a gangster. Infatuated by the girl's beguiling smile as she looks up at her own boyfriend, the gangster suddenly rushes up to her and bombards her with kisses. Having been subject to unimaginable violence in public, the disgusted girl spits on

"A nineteen-year-old kid who started singing because she loved songs. Songs were my friends, in sorrow or in pain." (from 'Even After I Leave' in )Yang Hee Eun, who debuted at the age of 19 with the song 'Morning Dew' in 1971, celebrated her 30th anniversary as a si

Women movie watchers seem to prefer warm-hearted men who understand them to just handsome faces. The best actor in overseas films chosen for the 6th Women Moviegoers' Awards (hosted by Women Culture and Arts Agency) was none other than Shrek, the star of animation film The Women Moviegoe

At the beginning of each year, The Women's News picks out women to receive the 'Women Leaders of the Future' Award. This year, the paper picked ten women as the second batch of recipients of this award.The 'Women Leaders of the Future' Awardees are selected among women in their t

An employee of a financial institution located in the affluent area of Gangnam, Seoul, Mr. Lee is in his early thirties and into his second year of marriage. Every lunch hour, he will comment on the food he eats, saying, "This is supposed to good for getting sons." Needless to say, he is frowned upo

The 'proposal to dispatch Korean soldiers to Afghanistan' that has already passed the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly, and the 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' proposed by the National Intelligence Service and submitted to the National Assembly, are being met with loud prote

On November 14, the female clergy-to-be of Wonbulgyo (translator's note: a religion based on Buddhism that originated in Korea) called for the abolishment of the oath of celibacy, collectively refusing to take the oath, which is a customary step when signing up for the Wonbulgyo studies course.A

Na, a student of S University who had been charged for cursing, threatening and shadowing a classmate for five months (reported in 628th edition of The Women's News), was sentenced to a prison term.On November 23, Na, who had been indicted for stalking someone using the telephone (suspected of v

"The philosophy of law? Yes, I've heard of it. It's about the ancient philosophers. It's not an important subject, a simple memory test. You're mistaken if you think that the philosophy or ethics of law have anything to do with reality."J, a law student waiting for the results of the

"Is being a weak drinker a sin?" "Why am I being forced to drink?"Lines uttered by the male and female models in a TV commercial who are not good at drinking.The year-end festivities are around the corner once again, and like it or not, drinking has become a fixture in socializing.Rules of the game

On October 4, with the shock of terrorist attacks in New York still creating ripples and the US on the verge of a strike-back against Afghanistan, another piece of news came from the US - news that the federal court of Washington had rejected the lawsuit by comfort women against the Japanese governm

How good is kimchi for the body? It is already a well known fact that kimchi has great nutritious value, but with the kimjang (pre-winter kimchi-making season) just around the corner, let us look another look at the merits of kimchi, a food that has a variety of healthful properties and functions. F

"Yoo Gwan Sun?" "I'm just an ordinary person who likes to play and is a pretty good hip-hop dancer. What would I know about Yoo Gwan Sun …"Lines from 'The Flower Lives and Sings,' a play in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the death of martyr Yoo Gwan Sun. Graduates of Ehwa Girls

Having served as the Head Nursing Officer in the Military Capital Hospital and as the Principal of the Armed Forces Nursing Academy since her appointment as the 29th class of nursing officers in 1973, Colonel Yang Seung Sook is well known among the nursing officers as a "big-hearted person." In part