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Several events, organized by the Ministry of Gender Equality and related government agencies, local governments and women groups are lined up for the 6th Women's Week, which lasts from 1 to 7 July. The Ministry of Gender Equality revealed its plans to "make Women's Week a national event with
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reported by Lee Kim Jung-hee (jhlee@womennews.co.k
2001.06.27 00:00
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The Korean government and ruling party opened the "Joint Conference of the Ministries of National Defense and Gender Equality" on May 31, and decided to reverse the previous military reform policy to close down the Military Nurse Officers Academy next year.The Democratic Party spokesperson explained
Society
reported by Cho Lee Yeu-wool , cognate@womennews.c
2001.06.13 00:00
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Mr. Lee Sang Ho and Miss Lee Ji Yong, set to tie the knot on June 23, are the first couple in Korea to sign a property contract upon marriage.The 'property contract between married couples' is an institutional mechanism governing the property ownership of married couples. It is defined in Ar
Society
reported by Song An Eun-a (sea@womennews.co.kr)
2001.05.16 00:00
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On April 17, 410 students and ten presidents of universities such as Seoul National, Yonsei, Korea and Ehwa Women’s universities submitted a petition to the National Assembly, calling for “gender equality in admitting officers to the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).” The petitioners pointed o
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reported by Lee Kim Jung-hee (jhlee@womennews.co.k
2001.05.02 00:00
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On the 23th last month, the Suwon local court ruled against five women from Lee family originated in Yong-in who claimed the right to the ownership of the property belonging to Lee clan in a lawsuit against the clan authorities. The judge said, the clan rules stipulate that all adults are entitled t
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reported by Choi Lee Boo-ja (bjchoi@womennews.co.k
2001.04.04 00:00
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A series of lawsuits filed against the Japanese government by elderly Korean 'comfort women', a term referring to those who were forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers during the World War II, have recently been lost, thus drawing severe criticism from the victims and related civic orga
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reported by Lee Kim Jung-hee (jhlee@womennews.co.
2001.04.04 00:00
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In recent years, an increasing number of women are coming to Korea from foreign lands such as the Philippines, Russia, and China to wed Korean men. Importing brides became a common solution for men living in rural communities who had problems finding spouses at home. But this system of mail-order br
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reported by Junghee Kim
2001.02.21 00:00