The bill to send Korean troops to Iraq, scheduled for deliberation at the National Assembly on March 25, was postponed to April 2 due to nationwide anti-war protests including threats by women and civic groups to launch rejection campaigns against assemblymen in favor of the troop dispatch.The gover

​Through his address to the nation on March 20, Korean president Roh Moo-hyun said that he would "make every diplomatic effort to prevent the war from adversely affecting issues involving the two Koreas, including the nuclear conflict."In response, women and civic groups have said that they will eve

A campaign has been launched to help Japanese congresswoman Okajaki, who is facing suspension from her party for participating in a protest organized by the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan during her visit to Korea.Cho Bae-sook of the New Millennium Democrat

A fun but effective rebellion has been launched to safeguard women's political participation. The rebels' goal is to 'get Go Eun Gwang-soon elected and protect Minister Kang Kum-sil.' Women groups met on March 5 to kick off the 'Bodyguards HQ for Women Politicians,' tasked wi

More than 700 civic and social groups will be joining a candlelight march for peace in condemnation of the US’s plans to wage war against Iraq.The ‘Anti-War Peace Front,’ consisting of more than 700 groups including the People’s Alliance that campaigned against the Gulf War in 1991, will not stop at

To working wives, the newly introduced five-workday week represents more than just precious time to enhance their quality of life. Ambushed in the five-day week is more household labor, meaning that without addressing this issue, there will only be more 'work' for women, just in a different

In the midst of heightening public interest regarding the revision of the SOFA due to the death of two schoolgirls hit by a US Army armored vehicle, an unusual lawsuit proving that foreign women working in Korea are also affected by the unfairness of the SOFA has drawn the attention of the public re

According to the UNDP's Human Development Report of 2002, the percentage of women in Korea's National Assembly is just 5.9%, ranking 131st among the 161 countries surveyed. The percentage is 5% in the legislative branch, high-ranking administrative offices and private business, placing Korea

Internet powerhouse Korea has once again shown just how great netizen power can be.Korean netizens, who voluntarily created Red Devils, the Korean World Cup team supporters, has recreated that legendary youthful culture through their demand for the revision of the Korea-US Status of Forces Agreement

Supreme Court - “Employer made legitimate decision to dismiss wife of married couple before other employees in the process of justified retrenchment”Womenlink Korea - “Supreme Court’s ruling is an infringement on women’s right to work”In times of financial crisis, are women really less economically

The class action suit against Japan by Koreans who had been forced to join the military or work as comfort women that is taking place in the US will be able to expand its scope now that it is getting regular funding.The funding for the lawsuit comes from representative Son Ju Eun of Megastudy (www.m

"If a sexual violence case becomes known to outsiders in the process of the victim seeking help from those around her and women groups to solve her problems, this cannot be considered defamation as the victim did not intentionally defame the character of the violator." (Park Seon Young, Research Pro

Jeju-do, the island of goddesses built on the labor of Haenyeos (translator's note: women who dive into the sea to gather sea food), has begun its ascent as the center of Asian women's cultural movement in the 21st century. And at the heart of the island will be the Women's Theme Park, t

Women peace groups all over the world made October 8, the day when the US began bombing Afghanistan last year, the 'International Day of Action against War and for Peace,' and held pro-peace, anti-war rallies in some 27 cities on the 1st anniversary. Women groups belonging to the East Asia-U

The Public Prosecutors Office (Prosecutor General Lee Myong Jae) sent to investigative agencies such as prosecutors and the police new guidelines concerning the investigation and trial of prostitution-related crimes. The guidelines contain instructions to inform both parties during the investigation

Why must women participate more actively in the reunification movement? The answer can be found in the German situation. After reunification, the lives of German women changed rapidly. Looking at the lowered social status and other bad influences suffered by women from East Germany after unification

On October 15, Mt. Kumkang will get a pleasant surprise as more than 600 women from North and South Korea flock to it for the First South-North Korea Womens Reunification Rally since the nation was divided. The event is particularly significant in that it was organized and masterminded by women.Few

A recent survey revealed that the majority of Korean citizens feel that imposing an age ceiling on job applicants is wrong and that this practice should be abolished. It was also revealed that more than 50% of women have had the experience of giving up applying for certain jobs because of the age li

Amidst rising concern at home and abroad over the trafficking of migrant women, the Korean government has come up against criticism for having tolerated and even aggravated the problem with its poor management of visas.On August 29, there was a 'roundtable discussion to review the situation of p

The world's attention is focused on North Korea, which is initiating a series of rapid economic reforms. As for South Korean society, inter-Korean economic cooperation such as the construction of an industrial complex in Gaeseong (North Korea) has emerged as a big issue in the corporate sector.