The Republic of Korea witnessed the birth of the first woman Prime Minister since the establishment of the Constitutional government. Through the Cabinet reshuffle that took place on July 11, President Kim Dae Jung appointed Ehwa Women's University President Chang Sang as the Acting Prime Minist
- What is your position on professor K's libel suit?"All I did was answer questions asked about the case according to what I know. How else is a sociology professor teaching Women's Studies supposed to act when she hears that her students are victims of sexual violence? Furthermore, I was no
Women have started watering their leaf vein networks. On June 15, under the auspices of the Ministry of Gender Equality and the management of Bizwoman, the 'Cyber Mentoring' sisterhood ceremony was held at the Seoul Women's Plaza, where 100 mentor-mentee pairs met for the first time. The
"People say that what I'm doing is like throwing eggs at a rock. But I believe that if you throw enough eggs, we can break the rock. We started out with the conviction that if we keep crying out, we will make at least a slight difference, make right at least a small wrong. The Army wants us to t
On May 30, 4:18 p.m., the funeral of Lee Woo Jeong, who passed away from cerebral hemorrhage and cardiac infarction at the age of 79, was held in Han Shin University. In honor of the deceased's life-long dedication to society, the funeral was held in the form of a social funeral, and social acti
Paintings of nude women, long established as a symbol of pure arts, was downplayed as a mere political code during a university symposium, drawing attention to this different interpretation.During the Korea Japan Modern Art and Women Symposium held on May 31, professor Midori Wakaguwa gave a present
The Women's News and 4th Women Film Festival Committee has been selecting recipients every year for The Women's News Award, given to deserving individuals or groups that have put feminism into practice through film. This year, the award went to director Park Ok Soon, head of the filmmaking g
"It's impossible to completely wipe out prostitution anyway.""Won't licensing prostitution lead to more of it?"The debate over licensed prostitution, which had died down after the fire in Gunsan red light district, has sputtered back to life, tensing up women groups once more.It started out
Recently, a monthly magazine published an article by a feminist claiming that "supporting Park Geun Hye is the progressive thing to do." Her claim has triggered a "Park Geun Hye controversy," with those for and against the claim producing counterarguments against each other.Park Geun Hye officially
“Women in prostitution have a silent language. Their words will surface no matter what. The prelude has already started in their protest against excessive police crack down, and their resistance will not be limited to a specific area but spread throughout our lives.”Hansori Society (representatives
“It can be easily deduced that repeated suggestions and persuasion by mid-level management to quit one’s job will put one in a state of despair, where one believes there is no choice, even if one continues to resist… Thus the act of leaving a worker no choice but to write and submit a resignation ag
"Three years of chairing the executive committee of the 'Civic group for the establishment of a governmental human rights body' has taught me that we cannot expect to advance women's rights unless society's overall human rights record improves. I will do my best to retain my identity