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WAW (Women Against War), the organization gathering voices of Korean women opposed to war, has expanded its organization and gotten its campaign in full swing.Besides organizing women to send out the anti-war message from the viewpoint of women and the socially marginalized in Korea, the launching o
Network
reported by Cho Lee Yeu-wool cognate@womennews.co.
2001.10.10 00:00
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With one year to go to the Johannesburg Summit 2002, women from Korea, China and Japan gathered to share experiences in their respective environmental movements and to evaluate post-Rio Summit accomplishments. During the 'Northeast Asia Women's Environment Congress for Rio+10' held from
Society
reported by Song Ahn Un-a, sea@womennews.co.kr
2001.09.26 00:00
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Congresswoman Lee Mi Kyung, who is married to an oldest son and living with his parents, has been changing holiday customs little by little for the past 8 years through family meetings. Lee's family has established some family rules, such as "taking turns hosting family events such as birthdays,
Culture
reported by Choi Lee Boo-ja, bjchoi@womennews.co.
2001.09.26 00:00
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Recently, improvements have been made to the system of medical assistance for victims of sexual violence, and the government and political parties agreed to better protect the human rights of such victims in the process of police investigations. The government also came up with a comprehensive plan
Politics
reported by Choi Lee Boo-ja, bjchoi@womennews.co.k
2001.09.12 00:00
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Ask any ordinary citizen, "Is prostitution a desirable social phenomenon?" or any woman involved in prostitution, "Do you want to choose prostitution as your life-time career?" How many would answer yes?Kim Kang Ja, the celebrated woman police chief who declared her intentions to "completely eradica
Opinion
Yang Jeong Ja / Director of Korea Family Legal Ser
2001.09.12 00:00
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"They said that if we are trained from the beginning with the men, we will soon have equal opportunities as them when it comes to assignments and promotions, and better prospects as well. But those of us who know how things work in reality are skeptical about military co-education. The military is b
Society
reported by Cho Lee Yeu-wool , cognate@womennews.c
2001.09.12 00:00
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"Whenever I see newspaper or magazine reports in China of Korean comfort women demonstrating in front of the Japanese Embassy or of the International Tribunal on war crimes, I scrutinize them in the hopes of spotting my mother."Yun Young Shik (aged 58, living in Heilongjiang, China) came to Korea in
People
reported by Park Chung Hee-kyung, chkyung@womennew
2001.08.22 00:00
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