25 years of Women News’ history marks a special place in the history of Korean media. Women News was born as “the only women newspaper in Korea” to speak for women in 1988, when women’s movement was first ignited thanks to the flaming democratization movement. With such sense of calling, Women News

“When women take higher positions, they bring significant changes. Research by McKinsey & Company shows that companies with more women on executive boards outperform those without executives in terms of revenue and sales. That is why U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said investing in women is not

On the list for this year’s “Best Companies by Female Consumers” were a total of 19 companies including Samsung Electronics and Amore Pacific.On October 30, the committee for “Best Company” (Chairman Gil Jeong-woo, lawmaker) revealed 19 winners who have successfully boosted corporate productivity by

“Where did all the girls go? What happened to them? Why aren’t they here even after independence?”Her passion to bring justice for comfort women started when Yoon was 18 years old and the above questions came to her mind. She’s almost ninety years old now, but her passion shows that she was destined

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

25th anniversary special issue of Women News was published with 25 blue roses. Women News, which was first published on December 2, 1988, is now known as “herstory of miracle.” The most prominent miracle is no doubt successfully surviving the years, firmly protecting “women’s values,” which are not

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

On the 17th, the judging committee of the “Female Culture Icon of the Year” announced Insooni as this year’s recipient, citing her “contribution to the advancement of popular music and initiative for sharing the fruit of her success with others.” “After overcoming difficulties and channeling her pas

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

Hangul Proclamation Day, the day to celebrate the Korean alphabet, has been re-designated as a national holiday in 23 years. Many people are simply happy to have one more day marked red in the calendar. How did this day make its way back to the so-called “red days?” Until not so long ago, one would

“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

“In 2006, as I began this business, I announced to establish branches in the Middle East and Europe. Everyone tried to dissuade me from doing so. No one at the time thought Europeans would ever come to travel in Korea. Some even called me “crazy.” But 7 years later, I was proven right.” Han Junggyue

It's October. Every fall, two “international documentary festivals” are held at the same time: EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF), celebrating its 10th anniversary this year; and DMZ Korean International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs), which will be held for the 5th time this ye

The honor of 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature went to Canada’s Alice Munro, leaving Korea’s Go Eun and Japan’s Haruki Murakami bitterly disappointed.The Swedish Academy announced on the 10th that it has selected Alice Munro (82), also known as “Canadian Chekhov,” as the winner of 2013 Nobel Prize for

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

On a cold winter's day at the end of last year, a man knocked the door of the Beautiful Foundation. He looked a bit shy and nervous as he looked around the office but finally began to say what he had to say: "My production company is currently making a film to release around next September, and

After a fierce game of truth or lie, ignited by the Chosun Ilbo's September 6 report on Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook's alleged extramarital relationship for the last decade and an 11 year-old son, Chae resigned on the 30th, ending his term in just 180 days. The scandal that created a na