At 5AM on June 8, another victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery passed away.According to the House of Sharing located in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Bae Chunhee died at the age of 91. Now, there are just 54 surviving victims.Bae was born in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province in 1923. At 19, she was

Though some female candidates won their seat, no woman was elected as a mayor nor a provincial governor. The only female, independent nominee for mayor Lee Jeongsook gained just 1.4% of the vote and failed to grab her chance.Meanwhile, nine out of 40 female candidates for the heads of low-level admi

The local elections considered a referendum on President Park Geunhye and her administration’s handling of the recent ferry disaster showed roughly an equal number of wins for the main parties. Of the 17 key positions, the ruling Saenuri party won eight seats, while the main opposition New Politics

In some cities in Gyeonggi Province designated to prioritize female candidates in the nomination process for June 4 local elections, male incumbents left their party to run for re-election either as an independent or a nominee of the opposing party.In Icheon, for instance, the Saenuri Party nominate

On May 2, in 19 years since its enactment in 1995, the Framework Act on Women's Development, the applicable law for the establishment of women's policy and the compilation of the budget for women's issues, has been revised completely. The change sinals a paradigm shift in women's pol

The sinking of the ferry Sewol has moved mothers to get more involved in politics. Consequently, their vote became a key voting bloc for candidates for June 4 local elections.Between March 20 and April 11, The Women’s News conducted an online survey on 1099 female participants who were allowed to se

On April 25, President Park Geunhye and President Barack Obama held a joint press conference at the Blue House after bilateral meeting and announced that the current timeline for the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) in 2015 can be reconsidered.The timing and condition of the OPCON t

At 12:30 PM, April 25, President Obama arrived on Air Force One at Osan Air Base for bilateral meeting. After the meeting, Obama had a joint press conference with President Park.Urging the Japanese government to account for the wartime sex slavery system, Obama commented “It was a terrible and egreg

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

Manhattan is well-known for its landmarks including the 102-story Empire State Building constructed in 1931, the World Trade Center being rebuilt on the site known as "Ground Zero," the George Washington Bridge that connects Manhattan and New Jersey, and the Statue of Liberty located near the Ellis

The Women in Politics Map 2014 showed that the percentage of women parliamentarians was at a record 21.8% globally. With 15.7%, Korea ranked 91st out of 189 countries.According to the Map released by IPU and UN Women on March 11(local time), women parliamentarians across 189 countries accounted for

On February 25, President Park Geunhye pledged to create 1.5 million jobs for women.As she revealed her three-year economic plan, President Park Geunhye highlighted that her administration will create 1.5 million jobs for women to promote their participation in economic activities in accordance with

“Reunification is a jackpot” has become the latest buzz word. If a reunification through which both parties can co-exist and co-prosper is achieved through inter-Korean talks and negotiations, it is clearly a jackpot. However, what truly makes reunification a jackpot is a society where men and women

On the 7th, President Park Geun-hye declared that she would “create a Korea where no woman has to suffer from career interruption due to childbirth and childrearing.”“Until now, many policies focused on supporting women who already experience career interruption to return to the job market,” explain

More than ever before, there are high expectations for the appointment of a female prosecutor to a high-level position in the upcoming staff reshuffling. After the appointment of the first female Minister of Justice in 2003, the first female Supreme Court justice and the first Justice of the Constit

Kang Chang-hee, speaker of Korea's National Assembly, submitted the bill on the 4th to establish 'Equal Pay Day' on behalf of many fellow assemblymen based on the meeting result of the Consultative Committee on Future Vision for Women and Children.As encouraging more women to enter the w

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

Asia’s women politicians gathered in Seoul and they all argued that women’s participation in politics is greatly needed to maintain peace and prosperity given that women represent half the global population.The 7th ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties) Special Conference on “Wo

The 7th ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties) Special Conference on Women’s Leadership and Empowerment opened in Seoul on September 13. Around 110 representatives from 41 political parties from over 20 different countries joined the conference.Since its inception and the creati

President Park Geun-hye returned to Korea after the Saint Petersburg G20 Summit and her state visit to Vietnam.President Park received high marks for multilateral diplomatic debut at the G20 Summit held on September 5-6. President Park urged advanced countries to make concerted efforts to ease finan