As Noonsong was on her way to school, she saw a group of female cleaning workers holding signs and protesting for an increase in meal allowances at the front gate. One worker shouted, claiming the right to a proper meal for cleaning workers, saying, "We deserve better treatment." Seeing the protest

On March 15, the first Japanese-style "maid cafe" opened in Korea. At the cafe, female employees dressed in Western maid costumes serve food and beverages, calling customers "master." Although illegal activities such as adult entertainment are prohibited in this cafe, there is still criticism that t

On March 11, an old mother and her son were found dead after a fire in their apartment in Gimpo, Gyeonggi. Due to the fact that the house was full of trash, the police speculated that the woman, who is thought to have died a few days before the fire, had likely starved. It indicates that the victims

In May 2022, Gamrae, a women-only restaurant located in Cheongpa-dong, Yongsan-gu, disclosed its difficulties in running the restaurant through its SNS account. CCTV in front of the restaurant showed two men peeping at the restaurant and taking pictures in front of it. In addition, it is said that i

On July 15, a student was sexually abused by another student on campus and died after falling from a building. The incident raised the issue of sexual crime occuring on campus. On the 24th of the same month, the All-Korean University Student Council Network discussed ways to prevent sexual crimes oc

"I heard that if you're under the age of 14, you won't go to jail even if you murder someone. Is that true? Awesome!" A 13-year-old boy in the recently released Netflix drama said this in court after luring an elementary school student into his home and brutally killing him. The '

Do you know the case of the woman who was murdered by her ex-husband in Gangseo-gu three years ago? The perpetrator Kim Jongsun visited his ex-wife and murdered her. Later, Kim's daughter revealed through a national petition that her mother and herself had suffered from domestic violence for decades

On March 23, a terrible murder occurred causing public outrage. Kim Taehyun, the perpetrator, killed a woman, her mother, and even her younger sister. He had been stalking her since before the crime, and until recently. He committed a premeditated crime in anger at the victim's refusal to meet him.

Women's self-determination should be taken for granted. The movement to obtain it was not always easy. In Korea, abortion was once illegal, but despite being illegal, it was sometimes performed. It was done secretly and illegally. It has been a controversial topic for many years and various discussi

On September 3, a male university student was found dead. He was revealed to be a sex offender according to 'Digital Prison' but had consistently maintained his innocence. Some users from the online community of his school insisted he was innocent and also a victim of Digital Prison. They voiced the

Noonsong turns 21 this year and has exercised her right to vote in the election for members of the National Assembly on April 15 for the first time in her life. After leaving the polling place, she discovered only one of the three candidates on the ballot was female. That evening while watching the

"Woman shouldn't be out walking at night.", "Woman should be dressed properly.” You may remember hearing some words like these. Even though you knew these aren’t right, you often look back when you walk on the street at night and look into a mirror checking you are dressed properly in order to avoid

Imagine a silicon doll modeled after you and its size is almost the same as you. Then, imagine a complete stranger playing with it like a child’s toy. The mere thought of that is quite shocking, but what is more surprising is that something very similar to this is happening in real life and you can

“Concerning the status of woman, we should be ashamed of being the bottom in almost every aspect comparing to other OECD countries. (…) I promise that I’ll examine the gender equality indicator so that the score of woman status in Korea can be enhanced to at least the average of OECD.” This i

“Women are not good at science, engineering, and math.” As a woman, you’ve likely heard this at least once. These types of stereotypes pop up everywhere even in children’s magazine where girls are depicted in makeup and skirts, but males are featured as future scientists. You’ve also likely felt enr

“What happened to your hair? Are you sick? Did you split with your boyfriend?” These are very common questions others ask whenever one cuts their hair or does not wear makeup. The person likely cut it because they did not like long hair any longer or felt burdened to put on makeup one day. The quest

On January 7 2018, the 75th Golden Globe Awards was held, but it was much different than in past events. The red carpet was black. Female actors like Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, and Nicole Kidman wore black colored dresses, and male actors like Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth wore black shirts or

On September 8, an interesting discovery about the ancient Vikings was published in ISI Journal Citation Reports. Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson and her fellow researchers found the remains of a female Viking buried in a well-furnished warrior tomb(Bj 581) during the Viking Age in the town of Bir

“I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat and restore the heart to Te Fiti.” Anyone who has seen the movie ‘Moana’ will know these lines. Moana, the young lady and main character in the movie utters these words assertively, positively, and wisely. She dreams of exploring the vast ocean and spen

Kim Yunseok recently made a formal apology to his fans for his comment on stage at the opening of the movie 'Will You Be There (2016)', which was seen by many as sexual harassment. Kim Yunseok’s fans voiced strong objection to the comment and presented him with a book on feminism. Kim Yunseo