On February 4, the government proposed its plan to assist women’s participation in economic activities in accordance with their life cycle. This is a meaningful attempt in that numerous branches of the government pulled together for the first time to combine all the relevant measures that were admin

Though it was quite dreary at around 7 in the morning, the sky cleared up at 10 when the memorial service began.The former comfort woman Hwang Geumja died on January 28, aged 91. Around 1500 citizens attended her funeral ceremony which took place at the backyard of the Gangseo District Office, Seoul

Remarriages amongst middle-aged singles have soared due to gains in life expectancy and changed attitude toward a second marriage. However, remarrying does not guarantee greater life satisfaction because a couple has to deal with additional complications that did not exist in the first marriage.Stat

Masashi Nakano, a member of the House of Councilors, has drawn criticism for making a connection between the use of “comfort women” or sex slaves used by Japanese soldiers during World War II and the sex industry as it exists today in countries like South Korea and China.On January 30, The Asahi Shi

Switzerland’s part-time employment system is grabbing much attention. Since President Park Geunhye’s state visit to Switzerland, there has been a growing call to benchmark against the part-time employment system of Switzerland which boasts female employment rate of 73% and keeps its title as the mos

“The first priority is to recover parent-child relationship. If parents trust and respect their children, the children will become healthy and study well. Even though they do not do well at school, they will think about their means of living in the future.”Producer(PD) Park Jin-hong, who directed th

On the 17th (local time), Wall Street Journal(WSJ) reported that Korean-American woman Angela Warnick Buchdahl(41·photo) was appointed as a senior rabbi of New York’s biggest Jewish synagogue. WSJ reported about Angela, who succeed rabbi Peter Rubinstein(71) and start her term from July 1st, that ‘h

Min Dong-seok Secretary-General of Korean National Commission for UNESCO displayed ex-government officials' lack of awareness on gender equality by limiting women support to underdeveloped countries, saying "There is enough women's participation in reality even without special programs targe

“The war is over but still no liberation.”At noon of last wednesday on the 8th when the cold swept the country, the weekly demonstration to solve the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ issue marked its 22nd anniversary. About 300 people gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul. P

Although there is much attention focused on ‘work-life balance,’ there is a lot of criticism made that most systems and policies only concentrate on ‘normal families’ formed through marriage and exclude other types of families and singles. Currently most of the policies for work-life balance are mat

A female model who has just finished a splendid walking returns backstage. She hardly has time to even breathe. In 2 minutes, she must be ready fully dressed in the clothes, shoes and accessories for her next walk. She is completely naked. Undressing and dressing again for the next stage repeats, an

‘Women’s eNews,’ US online news service covering women’s issues, announced its ’21 Leaders for 21st Century 2014’ that they select every 1st of January. Every year Women’s eNews picks three unique themes and finds a total of 21 leaders including 1 male in each field. Diverse people have been selecte

2014, the year of the blue horse, started with good news about powerful women being appointed for significant positions at the Prosecution, banking industry, and other parts of our society that used to be dominated by men. The news isn't just about these women's individual success story; it

2013 was a year that began with hope and ended with anxiety. A female president was born for the first time in the history of the constitutional government, but no women made it into the Blue House Secretariat. Former Blue House Spokesman Yoon Chang-jung’s sexual harassment involving an intern, form

Every December 10 is globally celebrated as Human Rights Day. Ever since the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, various movements and events to protect human rights have been held every year across the world. As a result, awareness on huma

This year was marked by women who rose high up as the leader around the world. Korea, Germany, Chile, and in many other countries, women have succeeded in seizing power as the leader. Meanwhile, the passing of Iron Lady Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, brought sorrow to people. The shutdown

“I am enjoying my work. After I started working, I became healthier. I am grateful for being able to wake up in the morning and go somewhere to work. I earn money and listen to music; it sure is worthwhile. My friends envy me, and they would like to work as well.”Located at Nagwon-dong, Jongno-gu, S

“Misery Index for Workingmoms (Journalist Cho Hye-young, Park Gil-ja, Lee Ha-na, Kim Soo-hee, and Hee-sun),” a special coverage reported by the Women’s News(“WN”) won the honors award for the Press category at the Gender Equality Award ceremony hosted by Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and or

Moon Yonglin, the Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, said that it’s hard to nurture creative talents in the current limited Korean education paradigm.Moon gave a lecture titled, “How to turn Korea into a creative society” at the breakfast seminar of Korea CEO Summit (Chair

"How dare, you woman!" No one would imagine saying such a thing now, but you could commonly hear it in 1980s. Innocent women could easily become guilty just because they were women. In 1988, in order to overcome gender discrimination and establish true democracy, 1,000 shareholders gathered and crea