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Cheaper sanitary pads on the rise after president's comments, but critics call for institutional reforms
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (195+ words) Cheaper sanitary pads are displayed at a Homeplus branch in western Seoul on March 3. [YONHAP] Finance minister urges Gulf nations to bolster supply chain cooperation Cheaper sanitary pads on the rise after president's comments, but critics call for institutional reforms…...
Women's rights advocates rally in Seoul on International Women's Day
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (126+ words) Participants in a rally hosted by the Women's Party hold placards demanding improvements of women's rights on International Women's Day in downtown Seoul on March 8. [YONHAP] Women's rights advocates rally in Seoul on International Women's Day Seoul gov't finds 18 lodging…...
Gov't mulls free sanitary pads as Lee slams high menstrual product prices
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) An employee organizes menstrual products at a supermarket in Seoul on Oct. 4, 2020. [NEWS1] President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a senior aides' meeting at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 22. [YONHAP] A new Ministry of Gender Equality…...
What is 'nammisae'? Viral parody clip accused of misogyny holds deeper meaning for Korea's feminists.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) Comedian Kang Yu-mi plays a "middle-aged nammisae," or older females who have internalized misogyny, in a video clip released on Jan. 1. [SCREEN CAPTURE] Picture of two women on a sesaw [GETTY IMAGE BANK] Members of feminist groups hold a press…...
Far-right pastor, anti-feminist activist and five others slapped with travel ban over courthouse riot
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (122+ words) Jeon Kwang-hoon of the Sarang Jeil Church speaks in front of his church in Seongbuk District, central Seoul, during a police raid on Aug. 5. [YONHAP] Theborn Korea vows legal action against YouTubers who slander company's brands Police search for person…...
In backing DP's Lee, Jinbo Party chief shifts focus from feminism to stopping PPP
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (180+ words) Kim Jae-yeon of the left-leaning Jinbo Party withdrew from the presidential race after merging her campaign with the liberal Democratic Party's (DP) Lee Jae-myung on Friday, shifting her focus from feminism to stopping the conservatives. Kim Jae-yeon, a former presidential…...
Conservative candidates slam political correctness, feminism to win over young male voters
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (200+ words) Conservative candidates are declaring war on political correctness (PC) to appeal to young male voters, while candidates from the liberal Democratic Party (DP) have tread lightly on related issues. Posters of People Power Party presidential primary election candidates are hung…...