Hillary Clinton is a star prospect for the 2016 US presidential race. After remaining silent despite much speculation, she finally sat down for an interview for the first time since stepping down as secretary of state. In an interview published in New York Magazine on September 22, she opened up abo
Many people believe workplace dating can be risky. It may be helpful to your profession to a certain extent, but not always. Nina Bahadur of the Huffington Post introduced 7 famous couples who started as coworkers and demonstrate that dating someone within your workplace can work out. Here is the li
On September 18(local time), the “Wednesday Demonstration” demanding Japan redress the comfort women issue was held in Paris for the first time.The protest was held in front of Chaillot Palace. Survivor Kim Bok-dong(88) and the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japa
On September 11, survivor Kim Bok-dong(88) testified during the 24th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council and urged the Japanese government to apologize.The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (hereafter the Korean Council) and Amnesty International hosted a
On September 9, Norway’s Conservative party swept into power in eight years, ousting the ruling Labor Party.Solberg said to her supporters, “Today voters have given a historically strong victory for the center-right. We will give this country a new government.” She will become Norway’s second female
On August 26, President Barack Obama highlighted economic inequality problems in a statement honoring Women’s Equality Day.In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” to celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment which was certified on August 26, 1920. According t
The world memorial day for Comforted Women(Kim Hak-soon's day) was made anniversary on 14th Aug, 2013 for the first time. Civic groups in U.S., Germany, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan have launched a united international rally in protest to Japan’s attitude toward comforted women issue. The campa
Angela Merkel became the first German chancellor to visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Dachau near Munich, and she expressed sorrow and laid a wreath in memory of the victims.She made a short speech saying that “Dachau stands for a horrible camp for political prisoners.” She added, “The mem
To fight against Japan, they recruited soldiers, carried out propaganda activities, and received military training.As we celebrate the “73rd anniversary” of the Female Army, the age-old tradition of the Female Independence Army has to be inherited“Female Independence Army is the first female army. T
The Hillary Project aims to ruin the reputation of Hillary Clinton who has a great chance of becoming the next president in the 2016 election and to ask her to “stay home.” The group’s website released “Slap Hillary,” a controversial online game.Clinton has not announced her future plans to run for
On August 14th 1991, testimonies on Japan’s wartime sex slavery were first revealed. In recognition of this day, the first “Comfort Women’s Day” will be observed on the 1087th Comfort Women Wednesday Demonstration. NGOs plan to stage protests in front of Japanese embassies in the US, Japan, Germany,
A women’s peace movement is growing in Korea where the vestiges of the Cold War can still be witnessed to this day. The winds of peace are blowing in Bitgoeul, the village of light, or Gwangju, this June, a month when the Korean War broke out more than half a century ago. Once again, the fact that w
Terrorism took away thousands of innocent lives in the fateful morning of September 11. And even before the world could start recovering from the shock and sorrow, it is being enveloped in terror thanks to a new war (which the Bush administration itself called a 'dirty' war).The US announced
Congratulations on the occasion of the World Women's Forum, which is held in Seoul! I would like to join in and share the enthusiasm of the many leaders participating from home and abroad. The Women's News is proud to have lead the way in Korea in raising issues and expanding discussions and thus pr
Women ministers from 10 countries will gather to share information and opinions on their women's policies under the theme of 'Future for Women and Good Governance.' The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is holding World Women's Ministerial Conference at Hotel Sheraton Walker-hill on 13th, 2pm,
The World Women's Forum 2007, which will take place for three days from September 12 to 14, 2007, consists of workshops to nurture future women leaders, sessions under five sub-themes, special lectures, and networking programs. The following is the detailed program by date. The official language for
Korea Women's Associ-ations United (KWAU) is a group representing the progressive feminist movement. Founded on February 18th, 1987, KWAU has six branch offices and 29 member groups nationwide. Korea Womenlink and Korean Women Workers Associations are its affiliated organizations.Namyun In-sun, the
Korean women have achieved the enactment of the three major laws on the human rights of women:Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and Protection of Victims Thereof, Domestic Violence Prevention Act, Sex Trafficking Prevention Act, along with the abolishment of the patriarchal family system. Also,
Women leaders from around the world are coming to town. They are going to attend the 2007 World Women's Forum which is initiated by Korea, will be held for the first time this year at Sheraton Walkerhill/W Hotel in eastern Seoul, from September 12 to 14. 2007. Approximately 700 participants are expe
The domestic and foreign moderators and presenters of the Forum include internationally recognized activists and theorists who have given themselves to promoting the rights and interests of women in the Third World. Twelve of them are from abroad. 1Malalai JOYA, a field activist of women's human rig