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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
Society
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
Society
reported by Lee Kim Jung-hee (jhlee@womennews.co.
2001.04.04 00:00
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A women's sub-committee has been formed under the Committee of Lay Apostles, one of the 16 committees within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. As the first of its kind within the Korean Catholic Church, the women's subcommittee is expected to play a leading role in enhancing the
Network
reported by Cho Lee Yeu-wool (cognate@womennews.co
2001.03.21 00:00
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Chun Jeong-sun , a North Korean who escaped her country and made her way to South Korea, made headlines this time as the first-ever North Korean defector to become a school teacher.Ever since coming to South Korea, Ms. Chun had tried out for several jobs such as insurance saleswoman and chef, but ha
People
reported by Han Park Jung-mi (woodfish@womennews.c
2001.03.21 00:00
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Three years have passed since President Kim's inauguration. How has the president - who has shown the most interest in women issues - fared in terms of women's policies? Women groups generally agree that forming an administrative body in charge of women policies such as the Ministry of Gende
Special
reported by Junghee Kim
2001.03.07 00:00
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With the rising interest in women soccer, more and more work has to be done to organize and manage the increasing number of international matches and women soccer teams. The Korea Women Soccer Association (KWSA) that will take charge of this is scheduled to be launched in March.Women soccer in Korea
Sports
reported by Minhee Ryu, guest reporter
2001.02.21 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
Society
reported by Junghee Kim
2001.02.21 00:00
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The Korean Women's Trade Union (KWTU) has demanded the government and legislators to eliminate the Labor Standard Act (LSA) clause denying legal protection to people employed to do housework. These household employees are definitely wage workers, but article 10 of the LSA stipulates that the Act
Society
여성신문
2001.02.07 00:00
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Minister Han has both the theoretical and practical training she needs for the job. She has been an activist with the women's movement for 30 years. She has an accurate impression of current issues concerning women, and also a post-graduate degree in Women's Studies. She is said to be the mo
People
여성신문
2001.02.07 00:00
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The Ministry of Gender Equality is the first-ever Ministry in Korea to take charge of women's policies. The first person appointed to head this new Ministry is Millennium Democratic Party's Han Myongsook. The 57-year-old Minister Han used to head the Presidential Commission on Women's Af
People
reported by Junghee Kim
2001.02.07 00:00
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On Jan. 29, about 40 women, including Lee Kyongja of the Jongjegong branch of the Sungju Lee clan, held a demonstration condemning the men in their clans. They claimed that their male kin had arbitrarily amended the clan entailments to exclude the married daughters, after which they proceeded to inh
Society
reported by Booja Choi
2001.02.07 00:00
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With the inauguration of the Ministry of Gender Equality, the possibility of women groups realizing their long-standing goals are higher than ever before. Here is this year's to-do list for women groups.▲ Form public consensus and file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court against the Family H
Society
여성신문
2001.01.17 00:00