The ‘17th Women’s Marathon’ was co-hosted by the City Of Seoul and Women News on the 13th at the World Cup Park. The City of Seoul Athletic Association, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Korean Women’s Development Institute sponsored the event. This year’s Women’s Marathon’s theme was “I run f

“I practiced speaking out ‘hello’ aloud hundreds of times every day just after joining this company. It was a tough time for me to overcome and practice something that most people can do easily.”The first sub-manager with hearing impairment in Starbucks Korea appeared. It is Ms. Soon-Mi KWON(36 phot

Even though 6 out of 10 young people have their first sexual experience at the age of 20 to 24, only 25.3 percent make sure to take precautions during the sex. Less than 10 percent stick to chastity before marriage, and twice as many males as females said that the future spouse`s chastity is importa

The aging speed of Korea is the world's highest. Korea is projected to be an aged society in 2018 with higher than 14% of the population over 65 while by 2025, 1 out of 5 will be more than 65 years old, which makes Korea a super-aged society. Although there are discussions on the paradigm shift

“I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness, unable to ask for help for fear it would make them less of a man… Men don’t have the benefits of equality, either.”British actress and Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, Emma Watson, spoke about gender inequality. Watson’s speech at UN last Septembe

Are you aware of the UN Women’s gender equality movement campaign ‘HeForShe’? From all over the world, 308,814(as of May 27th) men have participated since it started last July. It is a campaign specifically aimed for men. The name itself, ‘he for she’, suggests that men be actively engaged and invol

The immovable number one dream occupation for the youth in Korea turned out to be a middle school teacher when 180,000 elementary, middle, and high school students were asked what they wanted to be in the future in a survey done by Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training. The

“We will strive to produce female CEOs as well as make the workplace more women-friendly,” said Jeong Geumyong, Vice President of Samsung Electronics, at a conference entitled ‘Taking action: achieving gender equality and tapping the talent of women.’The conference was attended by other business lea

“I am greatly honored and humbled to be receiving this award. I would like to offer my sincerest gratitude to my staff, public officials of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, and former governors.”The Gyeonggi Women’s Development Center Director Cho Jung-ah became the first Asian (excluding Asian-A

"Collaboration is the 4th wave, following the 3rd wave of the Information Revolution," said Yoon Eun-gi who introduced time management and served as the Central Officials Training Institute (COTI) president for the past three years. This January, he assumed the role of the Korea Collaboration Associ

There are still numerous women employees deprived of their right to motherhood: Some are fired for being pregnant, while others who applied to take child care leave are forced to resign.Observing Gender Equality Week, the Korean Women Workers Association’s Equality Helpline examined 929 counseling r

Kakao Corp., the country’s largest mobile messaging service, agreed to buy Daum, the second largest internet portal. Daum will be renamed Daum Kakao which will have a market value of over 3.4 trillion won and be listed in October .At a joint press conference held at The Plaza Hotel on May 26, Daum a

Joanne Lee, aged 69, has been a role model for women who wish to be successful in different aspects of life - career and romance – since the publication of her first book "Love that arrived at the age of 23 and a successful mid-life career at 49" in 1994. Lee became a million seller and quickly rose

A month after the sinking of the worst ferry disaster in Korea, the country is still struggling to overcome shock, sadness, and rage. As of May 15, while no one returned alive, over 280 bodies have been retrieved and 23 others are recorded as missing whose family members are waiting for them.People

Since the ferry Sewol submerged 15 days ago, mothers have become proactive. They lost their temper as some 300 students who listened to an announcement urging passengers to ‘Stay put’ were found either missing or dead.They came to think that the tragedy could have happened to their kid as well. Feel

“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

“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

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 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

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