Last spring, H&M, the world's second largest fast fashion chain, launched a clothing collecting initiative worldwide under which the company turns the old clothes and textiles into new products and incentivizes consumers to take part in the program by giving them a discount on one item of their

“Google is not where we want to be when it comes to diversity.”Despite much more diverse customer bases, Google is still dominated by white men. Diversity Report that Laszlo Bock, the senior vice president of people operations at Google, released on May 28 suggests that women constitute only 30% of

"Collaboration is the 4th wave, following the 3rd wave of the Information Revolution," said Yoon Eun-gi who introduced time management and served as the Central Officials Training Institute (COTI) president for the past three years. This January, he assumed the role of the Korea Collaboration Associ

In some cities in Gyeonggi Province designated to prioritize female candidates in the nomination process for June 4 local elections, male incumbents left their party to run for re-election either as an independent or a nominee of the opposing party.In Icheon, for instance, the Saenuri Party nominate

There are still numerous women employees deprived of their right to motherhood: Some are fired for being pregnant, while others who applied to take child care leave are forced to resign.Observing Gender Equality Week, the Korean Women Workers Association’s Equality Helpline examined 929 counseling r

Kakao Corp., the country’s largest mobile messaging service, agreed to buy Daum, the second largest internet portal. Daum will be renamed Daum Kakao which will have a market value of over 3.4 trillion won and be listed in October .At a joint press conference held at The Plaza Hotel on May 26, Daum a

There is a saying that jewelry provides a final touch on fashion. Despite the global recession, jewelry and related industries have recorded an annual growth rate of over 10%, except for Korea whose market is still underdeveloped. Some experts pointed out that it is difficult for jewelry designers i

Joanne Lee, aged 69, has been a role model for women who wish to be successful in different aspects of life - career and romance – since the publication of her first book "Love that arrived at the age of 23 and a successful mid-life career at 49" in 1994. Lee became a million seller and quickly rose

34 days after the accident, President Park Geunhye apologized saying "The ultimate responsibility for failing to properly deal with the disaster lies with me." At the same time, Park highlighted that the immediate cause of the accident was the dereliction of duty by the captain and some crew members

The interview was much more interesting than expected. A wave of laughter filled the air in the room while The Women’s News met Eva Yoori Brussard (Korean name: Lee Yoori), aged 35, who was adopted by Dutch parents when she was 13 months old and her biological mother. Like daughter, like mother: The

Don’t sell foodThat was quite an awkward statement for a CEO widely known as the famous King Midas in the restaurant business to say. Nevertheless, he said he would open another restaurant and make it fly high if he is left with nothing, but KRW 50 million.He has been in the restaurant business for

"We failed to prevent the worst ferry disaster, protect students’ safety and happiness, and provide decent education that can help them speak up for themselves," declared 15,852 members of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTEWU).While expressing sorrow, the KTEWU members prompted the

A month after the sinking of the worst ferry disaster in Korea, the country is still struggling to overcome shock, sadness, and rage. As of May 15, while no one returned alive, over 280 bodies have been retrieved and 23 others are recorded as missing whose family members are waiting for them.People

On May 2, in 19 years since its enactment in 1995, the Framework Act on Women's Development, the applicable law for the establishment of women's policy and the compilation of the budget for women's issues, has been revised completely. The change sinals a paradigm shift in women's pol

Teenagers have taken action. Their condolences for students from Danwon High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, who were killed on a school field trip due to the sinking of the ferry Sewol, developed into anger toward irresponsible and incompetent adults.“We are the same age. It could have happened

The sinking of the ferry Sewol has moved mothers to get more involved in politics. Consequently, their vote became a key voting bloc for candidates for June 4 local elections.Between March 20 and April 11, The Women’s News conducted an online survey on 1099 female participants who were allowed to se

Korea has gone through numerous wars and foreign invasions. During those times, what would have been like for mothers who sent their kids to wars to yearn for the day they would meet their children again and to hear the news of the death of their kids or accept it with no bodies to bury?The sinking

Since the ferry Sewol submerged 15 days ago, mothers have become proactive. They lost their temper as some 300 students who listened to an announcement urging passengers to ‘Stay put’ were found either missing or dead.They came to think that the tragedy could have happened to their kid as well. Feel

In anger, Sohn Sooji(pseudonym), the mother of a 3-year old, said “Everytime I watch news, I feel a strong desire to leave this country.” Since the sinking of the ferry Sewol, Sohn and her friends, mostly mothers of her child’s friends, have exchanged their critical views over the government’s disas

Korean citizens have voluntarily paid tribute to the victims and launched fundraising campaigns. ‘Hope Bridge - Korea Disaster Relief Association’ opened an account with Kookmin Bank to support the victims and their families: Account number 054990-72-010019 (Kookmin Bank), Account holder - Korea Dis