"The general direction of legal reforms lies in getting the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Office to find their proper positions. This means supporting prosecutors so that they can conduct investigations based on their convictions. I believe that the Ministry's and prosecutors' pres

'The birth of four woman Ministers.' Women have made it big in the first Cabinet of the new administration.President Roh Mu Hyun concluded his deliberations on the line-up for his new Cabinet, appointing Lawyers for a Democratic Society vice-president Kang Kum-sil (aged 47) as Minister of Ju

The Women's News had a meaningful meeting with Ms., a pioneer of feminist journalism.At the 'Breakfast Meeting with Gloria Steinem' organized by The Women's News at 8 am on October 2, Ms. Steinem had an in-depth, 90-minute discussion on feminist journalism with over 40 Korean women l

With the presidential election slated for December only a few months away, women groups have launched a national campaign tour aimed at revising the Civil Code to abolish the Hojusystem. Starting from Busan on September 9, the Korea Association of Women United (KWAU) will tour 10 cities around the c

"For whose protection does the army exist if it destroys the environment and tramples on the human rights of women and children?"Machiko Matsumura (photograph), who visited Korea for the international conference organized by the Women's Network against Militarism, is a peace activist who lives a

An International Conference will be held for three days from August 16 in Seoul and Anseong to look at the problems caused by militarism and the stationing of US troops in regions outside the US.This is the fourth such international conference organized by the 'Women's Network against Milita

As a result of the by-elections on August 8, the Grand National Party (GNP) took the victory in 11 of the 13 constituencies - 7 districts within Seoul and its environs including Jongno, Yeongdeungpo B and Geumcheon, Jin A and Haeundae in Busan, Masan-Habpo in Gyeongnam, and Bukjeju in Jeju-do - wher

Five civic groups including the Cyber NGO Archive of Sungkonghoe University jointly produced and launched on July 2 a 35-minute educational CD-ROM entitled containing a new perspective of the Vietnam War and the fact-finding missions concerning the ci

The Republic of Korea witnessed the birth of the first woman Prime Minister since the establishment of the Constitutional government. Through the Cabinet reshuffle that took place on July 11, President Kim Dae Jung appointed Ehwa Women's University President Chang Sang as the Acting Prime Minist

- What is your position on professor K's libel suit?"All I did was answer questions asked about the case according to what I know. How else is a sociology professor teaching Women's Studies supposed to act when she hears that her students are victims of sexual violence? Furthermore, I was no

Women have started watering their leaf vein networks. On June 15, under the auspices of the Ministry of Gender Equality and the management of Bizwoman, the 'Cyber Mentoring' sisterhood ceremony was held at the Seoul Women's Plaza, where 100 mentor-mentee pairs met for the first time. The

"People say that what I'm doing is like throwing eggs at a rock. But I believe that if you throw enough eggs, we can break the rock. We started out with the conviction that if we keep crying out, we will make at least a slight difference, make right at least a small wrong. The Army wants us to t

On May 30, 4:18 p.m., the funeral of Lee Woo Jeong, who passed away from cerebral hemorrhage and cardiac infarction at the age of 79, was held in Han Shin University. In honor of the deceased's life-long dedication to society, the funeral was held in the form of a social funeral, and social acti

Paintings of nude women, long established as a symbol of pure arts, was downplayed as a mere political code during a university symposium, drawing attention to this different interpretation.During the Korea Japan Modern Art and Women Symposium held on May 31, professor Midori Wakaguwa gave a present

The Women's News and 4th Women Film Festival Committee has been selecting recipients every year for The Women's News Award, given to deserving individuals or groups that have put feminism into practice through film. This year, the award went to director Park Ok Soon, head of the filmmaking g

"It's impossible to completely wipe out prostitution anyway.""Won't licensing prostitution lead to more of it?"The debate over licensed prostitution, which had died down after the fire in Gunsan red light district, has sputtered back to life, tensing up women groups once more.It started out

Recently, a monthly magazine published an article by a feminist claiming that "supporting Park Geun Hye is the progressive thing to do." Her claim has triggered a "Park Geun Hye controversy," with those for and against the claim producing counterarguments against each other.Park Geun Hye officially

“Women in prostitution have a silent language. Their words will surface no matter what. The prelude has already started in their protest against excessive police crack down, and their resistance will not be limited to a specific area but spread throughout our lives.”Hansori Society (representatives

“It can be easily deduced that repeated suggestions and persuasion by mid-level management to quit one’s job will put one in a state of despair, where one believes there is no choice, even if one continues to resist… Thus the act of leaving a worker no choice but to write and submit a resignation ag

"Three years of chairing the executive committee of the 'Civic group for the establishment of a governmental human rights body' has taught me that we cannot expect to advance women's rights unless society's overall human rights record improves. I will do my best to retain my identity