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U.S. and ROK may delay wartime command transfer
On April 25, President Park Geunhye and President Barack Obama held a joint press conference at the Blue House after bilateral meeting and announced that the current timeline for the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) in 2015 can be reconsidered. The timing and condition of the OPCON transfer are to be discussed at the ROK-U.S. Security Consul...
President Obama “Japan’s ‘Comfort women’ system was a terrible violation of human rights”
Obama asked for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the sunken ferry
At 12:30 PM, April 25, President Obama arrived on Air Force One at Osan Air Base for bilateral meeting. After the meeting, Obama had a joint press conference with President Park. Urging the Japanese government to account for the wartime sex slavery system, Obama commented “It was a terrible and egregious violation of human rights.” Before bilater...
Time to go back to basics
The captain ran away The government has dithered over the rescue But let’s rekindle the spirit of hope
“I have been crying day and night. I can’t live a day without my child whom I have raised for seven years. Just imagine how much pain mothers who have raised their child for seventeen years would have to cope with.” (A mother of a 7-year old child)   “I have doubts whether Korea is a safe country to raise my precious kid. There is no...
Global leaders pay tribute to the ferry victims
45 countries and 3 international organizations sent sympathy letters
Heads of state and leaders around the world sent letters of condolences. In the afternoon on April 17 (local standard time), in addition to releasing an official statement, President Barack Obama said in the White House press conference “On behalf of the American people, I would like to express deepest condolences to the Republic of Korea and the families ...
[On-the-scene reporting] Sinking of ferry Sewol Funeral homes are already full
More dead bodies retrieved from the sunken ship Hopes of finding survivors fade
“My daughter is still out there,” a mother wept, while answering a call. She was wearing a name tag with a picture of her daughter, clad in neat and tidy school uniform. As the Yellow Ribbon campaign launched by several online communities quickly spread throughout the nation, yellow rape flowers are in full blossom, conveying hope that somebody would co...
Which 10 women in the UK have done most to change society?
The top 10 game changers have campaigned in areas including racism, health, education, and feminism Doreen Lawrence topped the list
Launched in 1946, BBC Radio Woman’s Hour has unveiled the Woman’s Hour Power List 2014, identifying the top ten women who have changed the way power operates in diverse areas such as health, education, and women issues. First introduced last year, the Woman’s Hour Power List ranked the top 100 powerful women in the UK. However, it was criticized...
Once again, Prime Minister Abe denies wartime comfort women were coerced
At a time when senior defense officials from Tokyo and Seoul began discussing the dispute over Japan’s use of sex slaves during World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed his intention to change the Kono Statement, arguing “There is no evidence that women were forced to work in Japanese military brothels.” On April 17, an American weekly n...
Women’s universities committed to train future women leaders
With its University-Industry Cooperation Building, Ewha seeks to lead in science. Sookmyung opened the Center for Start-ups.
Korea’s famous women’s universities, Ewha and Sookmyung, opened centers dedicated to support female entrepreneurs start their business and to enhance university-industry cooperation. Ewha’s University-Industry Cooperation Building is the first of its kind On April 2, Ewha Womans University held a dedication ceremony, celebrating the complet...
Street harassment is an infringement on women’s rights
Women from 24 countries participated in International Anti-Street Harassment Week.
March 30–April 5 is the annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week. To mark the occasion, marches took place in 71 cities in 24 countries. People participated in sidewalk chalk parties and street rallies, and put up banners to raise awareness about street harassment. Nuala Cabral and Holly Kearl founded Stop Street Harassment first as a blog in 2008, ...
I am autistic because my mother is a foreigner?
“I did nothing wrong, but my friends tease about my skin color.” “I am Korean, but my classmates think I am not.”
“A doctor told me that a child can become quasi-autistic if parents fail to provide stimulating activities and that my child, Jongjin, developed quasi-autism because my wife is a foreigner. Does this make sense at all? The doctor’s words hurt my wife so badly. She thinks it is her fault that Jongjin is sick,” said a 50-year old man Kim Jeongwon who l...
Among the disabled, people with intellectual disability suffer from sexual violence the most
Housings and shelters need to be expanded Employees at relevant service providers should be better treated Systems are needed to enhance the public’s sensitivity toward minorities
In its celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the National Conference on Women announced that Jarim Welfare Foundation epitomizes gender inequality in Korea. The two directors of the Foundation are reported to have committed sexual violence against 10 females with disability for the last two decades. Furthermore, the employees of the Foundati...
Anne Hidalgo, from a working-class suburb, elected as Paris’ first female mayor
Hidalgo beat her rival Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party
In the all-women race for the capital of France, the 54 year-old Anne Hidalgo, a member of the Socialist Party (PS) and the deputy mayor under the outgoing incumbent, beat her rival and became Paris’ first-ever female mayor. On March 30 (local time), AFP and other local media outlets reported that Hidalgo got 54.5% of the vote and won against Nathalie Kosciu...
High Line and the Seoul mayoral election
Candidates should compete to address issues that would improve citizens' life
Manhattan is well-known for its landmarks including the 102-story Empire State Building constructed in 1931, the World Trade Center being rebuilt on the site known as "Ground Zero," the George Washington Bridge that connects Manhattan and New Jersey, and the Statue of Liberty located near the Ellis Island. In 2009, the High Line, a public park built...
Experiments using only male tissues and cells yield side effects
A new road map for science and technology needed The Gender Summit to be held in Korea next year
In male-dominated fields of science and technology, “Gendered Innovations” projects that use sex and gender analysis have started to gain popularity. Initiated by the U.S. and Europe, Gendered Innovations is highly likely to take root in Korea as well. If so, researchers are expected to become more gender-responsible, reducing socially harmful effects c...
“Every year, 300,000 women die during childbirth or abortion”
Doctors of the World holds a campaign to raise awareness on women’s reproductive rights. The campaign reveals names of victims and urges governments to act.
On International Women’s Day, March 8th, Medecins du Monde (Doctors of the World) launched its “Names Not Numbers” campaign to raise people’s awareness on women’s reproductive rights with an installation called “Machine of Death” at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Each minute, the device prints on a postcard a name of a woma...
Draw for the 2014 International Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Federation
Korea and Great Britain in Group A
In July, the Korean National Wheelchair Basketball Team will compete against Great Britain, Mexico, and Argentina at the 2014 IWBF Men’s World Championship in Incheon. The draw was held at 3:00p.m. on March 21. As the host country, Korea enjoyed the privilege of choosing the Group it wanted to play in. After first three teams for each Group were determin...