Kim Hwa-joong, the 16th President of the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW) declared that she will devote herself to making known KNCW's potentials and based on the organization's powers, KNCW will contribute to the nation's growth. Having assumed office while KNWC was undergoing internal confl
Korean Women Workers Associations (formerly Korean Women Workers Association United) is an organization for women workers, which was established in 1970 for the promotion of political, economic and social status of working women. It has took the lead in solving diverse problems of working women thro
Korea Womenlink, which has led a "women's movement closely related to daily lives," reached the age of majority this year. Regular representative Yu Gyeong-hee and co-representative Choi Myeong-suk and Kwon Mi-hyeok, who have made a leading role in Korea Womenlink from its initial state, plan to lau
Co-Chairs of the Organizing Committee of the World Women's ForumLifelong Dedication to Eradication of Poverty Dr. Muhammad Yunus Managing Director of Grameen BankDr. Muhammd Yunus is founder of Grameen Bank, a microloans bank institution designed to lend small amounts of money to the rural poor. Gra
Dr. Bae-yong Lee was named the 13th president of Ewha Womans University in August 2006, and has been committed to educating women leaders in the coming era of gender equality. Marking its 121st anniversary this year, Ewha Womans University is a female educational institution with the longest history
The assumption of an office by former First Lady LEE Hee-Ho, wife of expresident KIM Dae-Jung, as an honorary chair at the 2007 World Women's Peace Forum Gwangju (WWPFG) makes the opening of the Forum ever more significant. She be-came the nation's first ‘First Lady’ who had been involved in women's
* An Interview with Mayor PARK Gwang-Tae of Gwangju, Co-Chair of the 2007 WWPFG Steering Committee We will Provide Maximum Administrative Support to Help Women Play Their Part 'In an Age of Women's Peace"The 21st century has always been referred to as 'An Age of Women' in the real sense of the words
The Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) was a time in Korea's history when women's low social status meant they faced severe discrimination based on their sex. Even the expression of an opinion by a woman was, in practical terms, virtually impossible. Yet during this period there was one active woman
Interviewed before the conference, Chairperson Jeong Myeong-keum commented, "The greatest significance of this meeting is that it provides a breakthrough for Korea's female entrepreneurs to expand beyond the domestic market to the international market and at the same time, establishes them as th
“I will focus on showing the outstanding caliber and creativity of Korean women to the world!” Chang Pilwha, chairwoman of the Organizing Committee for WW05 pledged at the inauguration ceremony of the committee on June 15 last year. With the official opening of the Seoul Congress only ten days away,
Kim Kyeong-im, the second woman ambassador in the history of Korea's foreign diplomacy, has been appointed as Korea's ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia. She sets off for the country on June 17. Her appointment is all the more meaningful as she is the first woman to be representing Korea
'Long-awaited rain falls on the flying dust of Korean politics.'Women have launched an alliance in preparation for next year's general election. Their search for hidden talent is also in full swing. Watch out for the women's 'resistance' that will splash into the 2004 General