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Winds of Change in Marriage Trends

An increasing number of newly-weds are of the same age or younger-husband-older-wife couples. Couples where the husbands are older have been steadily decreasing, recording 74.1% of first marriages in 2002 compared to 82.2% in 1990. On the other hand, same-aged couples increased 5.2 percentage points

Special | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-07-11 00:00

Seoul District Court Supports Women Artists'' Freedom of Expression

The courts sided feminist artists in the legal battle between the artists and the Jeonju Yi clan regarding the avant-garde cultural event in Jongmyo Park. (translator's note: Jongmyo Park houses the ancestral shrines of the royal Yi family of the Chosun dynasty) Known as the 'Abang Palace

Culture | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-06-23 00:00

''Care-giving'' Labor Needs to be Re-evaluated

A press conference was held by women groups to call for a revision of the Government Organization Act facilitating the transfer of childcare administration to the Ministry of Gender Equality.All the women groups in Korea, including the Korea Women's Association United (6 branches, 27 member grou

Society | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-06-09 00:00

Paradigm for Childcare must be Changed

There is a fierce controversy over the transfer of childcare administrative duties from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the Ministry of Gender Equality.The emerging opinion is that childcare should no longer be focused on welfare alone, that is, on "care for infants and toddlers whose guardian

Society | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-05-06 00:00

Will De Facto Marriage of Homosexuals be Acknowledged?

A homosexual has filed for property division and alimony following the end of her de facto marriage. As the first of its kind in Korea, the case is drawing public interest regarding its outcome.On March 17, Kim (aged 46) filed a lawsuit at the Seoul High Court against K (aged 47), whom she had been

Society | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-04-04 00:00

Meet Cynthia Enloe, Feminist and Opponent of Militarism

"I have worked with Korean feminists for over 20 years, but this is my first visit to Korea. It's a pleasure to meet you."The interview began with this light greeting from 64-year-old American scholar of feminism Cynthia Enloe, who has gained world renown as an unparalleled expert on militarizat

People | reported by Dong Kim Sung-hye dong@womennews.co.kr | 2003-03-08 00:00