Chun Jeong-sun , a North Korean who escaped her country and made her way to South Korea, made headlines this time as the first-ever North Korean defector to become a school teacher.Ever since coming to South Korea, Ms. Chun had tried out for several jobs such as insurance saleswoman and chef, but ha
Minister Han has both the theoretical and practical training she needs for the job. She has been an activist with the women's movement for 30 years. She has an accurate impression of current issues concerning women, and also a post-graduate degree in Women's Studies. She is said to be the mo
The Ministry of Gender Equality is the first-ever Ministry in Korea to take charge of women's policies. The first person appointed to head this new Ministry is Millennium Democratic Party's Han Myongsook. The 57-year-old Minister Han used to head the Presidential Commission on Women's Af