In memory of comfort women, a monument is to be established in Washington D.C.On April 30, the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan in Washington (the Korean Council in Washington) and the Comfort Women Memorial Committee introduced their plan to set up a monument in

“I was not aware of a huge barrier. The awareness of para-sport events is quite low.”For the first time in its history, Korea has been chosen to host the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. To be held between July 3-15, the 2014 Incheon Championship is a preliminary event for the 2014 Incheon

On April 25, President Park Geunhye and President Barack Obama held a joint press conference at the Blue House after bilateral meeting and announced that the current timeline for the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) in 2015 can be reconsidered.The timing and condition of the OPCON t

At 12:30 PM, April 25, President Obama arrived on Air Force One at Osan Air Base for bilateral meeting. After the meeting, Obama had a joint press conference with President Park.Urging the Japanese government to account for the wartime sex slavery system, Obama commented “It was a terrible and egreg

“I have been crying day and night. I can’t live a day without my child whom I have raised for seven years. Just imagine how much pain mothers who have raised their child for seventeen years would have to cope with.”(A mother of a 7-year old child) “I have doubts whether Korea is a safe country to ra

Heads of state and leaders around the world sent letters of condolences.In the afternoon on April 17 (local standard time), in addition to releasing an official statement, President Barack Obama said in the White House press conference “On behalf of the American people, I would like to express deepe

“My daughter is still out there,” a mother wept, while answering a call. She was wearing a name tag with a picture of her daughter, clad in neat and tidy school uniform.As the Yellow Ribbon campaign launched by several online communities quickly spread throughout the nation, yellow rape flowers are

Launched in 1946, BBC Radio Woman’s Hour has unveiled the Woman’s Hour Power List 2014, identifying the top ten women who have changed the way power operates in diverse areas such as health, education, and women issues.First introduced last year, the Woman’s Hour Power List ranked the top 100 powerf

At a time when senior defense officials from Tokyo and Seoul began discussing the dispute over Japan’s use of sex slaves during World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed his intention to change the Kono Statement, arguing “There is no evidence that women were forced to work in Japanese military

Korea’s famous women’s universities, Ewha and Sookmyung, opened centers dedicated to support female entrepreneurs start their business and to enhance university-industry cooperation. Ewha’s University-Industry Cooperation Building is the first of its kindOn April 2, Ewha Womans University held a ded

March 30–April 5 is the annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week. To mark the occasion, marches took place in 71 cities in 24 countries. People participated in sidewalk chalk parties and street rallies, and put up banners to raise awareness about street harassment.Nuala Cabral and Holly Kear

“A doctor told me that a child can become quasi-autistic if parents fail to provide stimulating activities and that my child, Jongjin, developed quasi-autism because my wife is a foreigner. Does this make sense at all? The doctor’s words hurt my wife so badly. She thinks it is her fault that Jongjin

Recently, a 27-year old Ikumi Yoshimatsu, the winner of Miss International 2012, said that she is ‘embarrassed’ by the way the Japanese government has been addressing the issue of comfort women.In an interview with CBS, held on March 29, Yoshimatsu said “Although people have different opinions, it i

“Producing a film or a musical is parallel to raising a child. I am very grateful that I love what I do for a living, while many people do not. It is my passion and love toward my work that motivates me.” A 50-year old actress Park Haemi sees herself mesmerized by the joy of creation, no matter how

Experts pointed out that the Park administration has to increase the rate of women in the workforce on par with men to achieve per capita GDP of $40,000, one of its national agendas.At the conference on ‘Womenomics,’ co-hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and Goldman Sachs, Kathy Matsui

In its celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the National Conference on Women announced that Jarim Welfare Foundation epitomizes gender inequality in Korea. The two directors of the Foundation are reported to have committed sexual violence against 10 females with disability for the la

In the all-women race for the capital of France, the 54 year-old Anne Hidalgo, a member of the Socialist Party (PS) and the deputy mayor under the outgoing incumbent, beat her rival and became Paris’ first-ever female mayor.On March 30 (local time), AFP and other local media outlets reported that Hi

On a clear, sunny day, the Women’s News went to Songchu to meet Crown-Haitai Confectionery CEO Yoon Youngdal who has had successfully realized his dreams.CEO Yoon is the pioneer of Korea’s ‘Art and Business management’ which is a style of management that incorporates art into a business. Since 2004,

Manhattan is well-known for its landmarks including the 102-story Empire State Building constructed in 1931, the World Trade Center being rebuilt on the site known as "Ground Zero," the George Washington Bridge that connects Manhattan and New Jersey, and the Statue of Liberty located near the Ellis

In male-dominated fields of science and technology, “Gendered Innovations” projects that use sex and gender analysis have started to gain popularity. Initiated by the U.S. and Europe, Gendered Innovations is highly likely to take root in Korea as well. If so, researchers are expected to become more