Latest items for South Korea
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The country is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The country is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law" (para 1).
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law" (para 1).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes. But this has also motivated a men’s rights counter-movement to fight back with vigor. When Yoon, a former chief prosecutor and presidential candidate, began to roll out campaign promises that echoed their rallying cries, they lined up behind him" (para 13).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes. But this has also motivated a men’s rights counter-movement to fight back with vigor. When Yoon, a former chief prosecutor and presidential candidate, began to roll out campaign promises that echoed their rallying cries, they lined up behind him" (para 13).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). "Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a...more
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'When victims call us for help these days, one of the most common questions they ask is, ‘Would I be charged with false accusation if I report my case?’' said Yun Gyeong-jin, an official at the nonprofit Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center (KSVRC). 'Now, many victims seem to think not once, but twice, three times before making a decision on whether to report or not. It’s a worrying situation'" (para 6). "'We certainly feel bitter about the reality, but we also see this as an opportunity,' said Kim Dong-eun, another activist at KSVRC. Her group plans to capitalize on the public attention on the consent-based rape law and combat pervasive...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'When victims call us for help these days, one of the most common questions they ask is, ‘Would I be charged with false accusation if I report my case?’' said Yun Gyeong-jin, an official at the nonprofit Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center (KSVRC). 'Now, many victims seem to think not once, but twice, three times before making a decision on whether to report or not. It’s a worrying situation'" (para 6). "'We certainly feel bitter about the reality, but we also see this as an opportunity,' said Kim Dong-eun, another activist at KSVRC. Her group plans to capitalize on the public attention on the consent-based rape law and combat pervasive...more
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law. 'This is the painful reality faced by victims on the ground. Yet these politicians only keep talking about so-called false sex crime accusers as a winning strategy for elections,' said the woman, who requested not to be named for fear of public shaming. The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law. 'This is the painful reality faced by victims on the ground. Yet these politicians only keep talking about so-called false sex crime accusers as a winning strategy for elections,' said the woman, who requested not to be named for fear of public shaming. The politicians she refers to are now in charge. President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in...more
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"At the heart of the controversy is a 1953 law that defines rape on the basis of physical violence, not lack of consent. The switch from coercion-based to consent-based rape law has been adopted in recent decades by several countries, mostly in Europe, reflecting United Nations guidelines that favor the latter. Feminists in South Korea have been trying to reform the law for years, but their efforts have created a sense of panic among some men who believe it would result in a flood of false allegations of rape" (para 10). "During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"At the heart of the controversy is a 1953 law that defines rape on the basis of physical violence, not lack of consent. The switch from coercion-based to consent-based rape law has been adopted in recent decades by several countries, mostly in Europe, reflecting United Nations guidelines that favor the latter. Feminists in South Korea have been trying to reform the law for years, but their efforts have created a sense of panic among some men who believe it would result in a flood of false allegations of rape" (para 10). "During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s...more
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes" (para 13).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes" (para 13).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s rights movement. When the ministry, after years of deliberation and pressure from feminist groups, suggested updating the rape law to base it on consent, the proposal drew such swift, angry condemnations from the ruling party’s lawmakers that they withdrew the idea in just nine hours. Now, the Yoon administration is considering removing reformation of the law from its gender equality ministry’s five-year plan to ensure it won’t be officially discussed during his term in office, which ends in 2027" (para 14). "She draws some hope from the fact that Yoon’s pledge...more
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s rights movement. When the ministry, after years of deliberation and pressure from feminist groups, suggested updating the rape law to base it on consent, the proposal drew such swift, angry condemnations from the ruling party’s lawmakers that they withdrew the idea in just nine hours. Now, the Yoon administration is considering removing reformation of the law from its gender equality ministry’s five-year plan to ensure it won’t be officially discussed during his term in office, which ends in 2027" (para 14). "She draws some hope from the fact that Yoon’s pledge...more
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"[W]omen only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
"[W]omen only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea has become a global economic powerhouse, but it continues to suffer some of the widest gender inequities among wealthy countries. It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea has become a global economic powerhouse, but it continues to suffer some of the widest gender inequities among wealthy countries. It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion" (para 13).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion" (para 13).
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Senior Presidential Secretary for Population Planning You Hye-mi said on Wednesday that the policies of President Yoon Suk-yeol deserved credit for reversing South Korea’s population decline. You said the growing number of children born during the first two years of marriage, and an increase in two- and three-child families that began in the last quarter of 2024, were particularly encouraging signs. You said Yoon’s emergency measures have 'led the young generation to decide to have children'" (para 6-7).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Senior Presidential Secretary for Population Planning You Hye-mi said on Wednesday that the policies of President Yoon Suk-yeol deserved credit for reversing South Korea’s population decline. You said the growing number of children born during the first two years of marriage, and an increase in two- and three-child families that began in the last quarter of 2024, were particularly encouraging signs. You said Yoon’s emergency measures have 'led the young generation to decide to have children'" (para 6-7).
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Statistics Korea, the official statistical agency of the South Korean government, published data on Wednesday that showed the number of newborns per 1,000 people rose to 4.7 in 2024. The fertility rate – the average number of babies per woman – rose to 0.75 from 0.72 the previous year. The number of children born grew by 238,000 in 2024, an increase of 3.6 percent. South Korea had the lowest birth rate in the world in 2023. This prompted the government to declare a 'demographic national emergency' and implement a number of expensive social programs to encourage more marriages and more children. South Korean officials hope to increase the birth rate...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Statistics Korea, the official statistical agency of the South Korean government, published data on Wednesday that showed the number of newborns per 1,000 people rose to 4.7 in 2024. The fertility rate – the average number of babies per woman – rose to 0.75 from 0.72 the previous year. The number of children born grew by 238,000 in 2024, an increase of 3.6 percent. South Korea had the lowest birth rate in the world in 2023. This prompted the government to declare a 'demographic national emergency' and implement a number of expensive social programs to encourage more marriages and more children. South Korean officials hope to increase the birth rate...more
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-2
"Senior Presidential Secretary for Population Planning You Hye-mi said on Wednesday that the policies of President Yoon Suk-yeol deserved credit for reversing South Korea’s population decline. You said the growing number of children born during the first two years of marriage, and an increase in two- and three-child families that began in the last quarter of 2024, were particularly encouraging signs" (para 6). This implies that the ideal family size is small (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: BR-PRACTICE-2
"Senior Presidential Secretary for Population Planning You Hye-mi said on Wednesday that the policies of President Yoon Suk-yeol deserved credit for reversing South Korea’s population decline. You said the growing number of children born during the first two years of marriage, and an increase in two- and three-child families that began in the last quarter of 2024, were particularly encouraging signs" (para 6). This implies that the ideal family size is small (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1
"Marriage is a crucial leading indicator of population growth in Asian countries, and especially in South Korea, where very few children are born out of wedlock" (para 4).
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1
"Marriage is a crucial leading indicator of population growth in Asian countries, and especially in South Korea, where very few children are born out of wedlock" (para 4).
March 7, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"According to Statistics Korea, a healthy trend of increasing marriages began after the end of coronavirus lockdowns and continued through 2024, when the number of weddings grew by 14.9 percent – the biggest single-year increase since South Korean began compiling marriage data in 1970" (para 3). "Marriages did perk up in Japan last year, but the growth was only 2.2 percent year-on-year compared to South Korea’s 14.9 percent" (para 16).
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"According to Statistics Korea, a healthy trend of increasing marriages began after the end of coronavirus lockdowns and continued through 2024, when the number of weddings grew by 14.9 percent – the biggest single-year increase since South Korean began compiling marriage data in 1970" (para 3). "Marriages did perk up in Japan last year, but the growth was only 2.2 percent year-on-year compared to South Korea’s 14.9 percent" (para 16).
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of babies born per 1,000 people in 2024 stood at 4.7, the first rise since 2014. South Korea’s fertility rate – or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime – was 0.75, the data said, up 0.03 from 0.72 in 2023. The number of births last year was 238,300, an increase of 8,300, or 3.6%" (Para 2-3). "South Korea’s overall population is in decline, however, with deaths outstripping births by 120,000 last year – the fifth consecutive year of natural shrinkage. The population, which peaked at 51.83 million in 2020, is expected to shrink to 36.22 million by 2072, according to...more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"[T]he number of babies born per 1,000 people in 2024 stood at 4.7, the first rise since 2014. South Korea’s fertility rate – or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime – was 0.75, the data said, up 0.03 from 0.72 in 2023. The number of births last year was 238,300, an increase of 8,300, or 3.6%" (Para 2-3). "South Korea’s overall population is in decline, however, with deaths outstripping births by 120,000 last year – the fifth consecutive year of natural shrinkage. The population, which peaked at 51.83 million in 2020, is expected to shrink to 36.22 million by 2072, according to...more
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"[E]xperts believe are behind the reluctance to have larger families, including the high cost of living and education, a tough job market and growing opposition among women to traditional gender roles" (Para 8).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"[E]xperts believe are behind the reluctance to have larger families, including the high cost of living and education, a tough job market and growing opposition among women to traditional gender roles" (Para 8).
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"[G]overnment attempts to persuade more young people to marry and have children appear to have had a positive – if limited – effect" (Para 4). "Yoon Suk Yeol, has spent billions of dollars on measures to arrest the decline, including financial incentives for newlyweds and expanded childcare assistance" (Para 9).
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"[G]overnment attempts to persuade more young people to marry and have children appear to have had a positive – if limited – effect" (Para 4). "Yoon Suk Yeol, has spent billions of dollars on measures to arrest the decline, including financial incentives for newlyweds and expanded childcare assistance" (Para 9).
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'There was a change in social values, with more positive views about marriage and childbirth,' Park told a briefing, adding that a rise in the number of people in their early 30s had also been a factor" (Para 13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'There was a change in social values, with more positive views about marriage and childbirth,' Park told a briefing, adding that a rise in the number of people in their early 30s had also been a factor" (Para 13).
March 3, 2025, 8:46 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"The number of marriages – considered a reliable indicator of expected births in a country where few children are born out of wedlock – jumped 14.9% last year, the biggest rise since data was first released in 1970" (Page 12).
Variables: MARR-DATA-1
"The number of marriages – considered a reliable indicator of expected births in a country where few children are born out of wedlock – jumped 14.9% last year, the biggest rise since data was first released in 1970" (Page 12).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:47 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:47 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3). New forms of violence against women, such as the aforementioned 'semen terrorism' can make it difficult for women to move freely and safely about in society. Women who fear being targeted by new and unregulated forms of violence may restrict their own public movements for their safety (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3). New forms of violence against women, such as the aforementioned 'semen terrorism' can make it difficult for women to move freely and safely about in society. Women who fear being targeted by new and unregulated forms of violence may restrict their own public movements for their safety (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election" (para 32).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election" (para 32).
Feb. 21, 2025, 4:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1
"However, she says, this may have led to even more women coming out to vote" (para 34). This implies that women have the legal right to vote (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1
"However, she says, this may have led to even more women coming out to vote" (para 34). This implies that women have the legal right to vote (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 21, 2025, 4:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election. 'Some parties continued to fuel or tap into an anti-gender sentiment among male voters who perceive women's rights advocates as anti-men,' says Ms Duarte Mutzenberg. However, she says, this may have led to even more women coming out to vote" (para 32-34).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In South Korea - despite a small increase in the share of women elected - a feeling among many young men of reverse discrimination played out in this year's election. 'Some parties continued to fuel or tap into an anti-gender sentiment among male voters who perceive women's rights advocates as anti-men,' says Ms Duarte Mutzenberg. However, she says, this may have led to even more women coming out to vote" (para 32-34).
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[S]he [Yejin] tells me, 'And women who have babies alone are not judged kindly'" (par. 20).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[S]he [Yejin] tells me, 'And women who have babies alone are not judged kindly'" (par. 20).
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Couples who have children are showered with cash, from monthly handouts to subsidised housing and free taxis. Hospital bills and even IVF treatments are covered, though only for those who are married. Such financial incentives have not worked, leading politicians to brainstorm more 'creative' solutions, like hiring nannies from South East Asia and paying them below minimum wage, and exempting men from serving in the military if they have three children before turning 30" (par. 15-16). "Both men and women are entitled to a year's leave during the first eight years of their child's life. But in 2022, only 7% of new fathers used some of their leave, compared to...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"Couples who have children are showered with cash, from monthly handouts to subsidised housing and free taxis. Hospital bills and even IVF treatments are covered, though only for those who are married. Such financial incentives have not worked, leading politicians to brainstorm more 'creative' solutions, like hiring nannies from South East Asia and paying them below minimum wage, and exempting men from serving in the military if they have three children before turning 30" (par. 15-16). "Both men and women are entitled to a year's leave during the first eight years of their child's life. But in 2022, only 7% of new fathers used some of their leave, compared to...more