"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

Nearly 30,000 job seekers visited the 2013 Part-time Job Fair featuring Korea’s 10 major conglomerates held on November 26 at COEX, Samsung-dong, Seoul. President Park Geun-hye paid a visit to the fair, a proof that the promotion of part-time jobs with flexible working hours is the highest priority

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. More than 3 decades have passed since it was first designated in 1981, but still 1 in 3 women and girls experience violence in their lifetime. To mark the start of 16 days of action, the UN declared its strong will t

SwedenGovernment initiating programs to nurture entrepreneurship in womenRole models visiting schools shows effectSupporting startups through loan and consulting programs KoreaWomen-led startups to increase in IT sector thanks to SNSPrimary task is to find role models in various fieldsNeed for train

Amid a series of rulings ordering compensation to forced laborers under Japan’s colonial rule, dozens of documents listing forced laborers were newly found, offering a turning point.The National Archive announced on November 17 that 67 volumes containing lists of victims from Japan’s colonial rule w

Women are struggling between “workplaces where working overtime is taken for granted” and “unreliable day-care centers.” Working moms, who are burdened with both work and child rearing, have to go to a second workplace, home, after work, while full-time mothers who has to take complete responsibilit

UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Director-General Irina Bokova has been appointed to a second term as the head of UNESCO at the UNESCO’s general conference held on the 12th in Paris, France. Director-General Bokova, who was elected with majority of the support

Sequester carbon and secure food resources for the village by teaching South African women to plant trees. Train Ghana women to make bamboo bicycles to reap double-barreled climate benefits: protect the environment and create jobs by promoting eco-friendly transportation sector. Protect the forests

Family is, or should be, the safest place in the world for a child. However, more and more children are abused and even lose their lives by their family members these days, which prompted many to call for an improvement on laws and regulations against child abuse. The general public's opinion is

“I am thrilled. I don’t know how to describe this, but it’s almost like I’m floating on air. I hope to finish up this issue as quickly as possible, but I’m worried about our health considering our age. If they (Mitsubishi) file an appeal, we will push this matter through. Students encourage us sayin

New series of gender equality ads unveiled by UN Women shocked the world with its creative ideas.The 4 ads reveal the widespread stereotypes and taboos on women. In the ads are close up images of 4 women of different races with the messages “Women shouldn’t ~,” “Women cannot ~,” “Women should ~,” an

Since 2004, when the 17th National Assembly opened, the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee has been making incessant attempts to reintroduce the system that gives extra credits to male job seekers for their military service, questioning the lawmakers’ compliance with the Constitution. Th

Relatively large number of ordained bhikkhunis in Korea compared to other countriesMore Buddhist nuns will be able to reach top positions with the introduction of a merit-based system like Taiwanese BuddhismEstablished in 1962, the Jogye Order is the largest Buddhist Order in South Korea. The order

The whole world is focused on a 16-year-old Pakistani girl. She’s one of the most talked-about girl in the media these days: Malala Yousafzai. Last year, she dramatically survived a Taliban assassination attempt and became a “symbol of girls’ education.” Soon after her memoir, “I Am Malala,” was pub

On October 11, “2013 International Day of the Girl Summit” was held at the UN headquarters in New York in commemoration of “International Day of the Girl,” and “the Girl Declaration” was launched. The Declaration, which was written by 508 girls and 25 organizations, calls on the Post-2015 Agenda to

"Even though we ourselves are still yet to recover from the devastating history of our women being dragged to work as Japanese comfort women, our men today are inflicting the same pain on several Southeast Asian countries in the name of ‘tourism.’ Some Koreans go to those countries for 'cheap an

“I was 5-month pregnant when I told my manager that I didn’t want to work night shifts. He replied coldly, ‘You’re not the only woman here. Everyone else did it. Why not you? Being pregnant doesn’t make you special.’ Then he transferred me to a division which had nothing to do with my career. This i

2 years ago, Ms. Hwang Min-hye (pseudonym·35) received a surgery to have a fibroid removed from her uterus. She almost had an open abdominal incision because the fibroids were quite large, but fortunately, she transferred to a different hospital at the last minute and was able to undergo laparoscopy

The reports of general programming channels are suggestive and promote gender stereotypes, according to Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE) South Center and Center for Gender Equality & Family Policy at Ulsan Development Institute, which monitored news, current affa

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win the September 22 national election, securing 3 election wins following the victories in 2005 and in 2009. Ms. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won 41.5% of the vote, outstripping center-left rival Social Democrats, which took about 25.7%.CD