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South Korea women's rights
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![Gender Inequality Makes South Korea Poorer Gender Inequality Makes South Korea Poorer](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19071083201904.jpg)
Gender Inequality Makes South Korea Poorer
By Troy Stangarone
It’s in South Korea’s economic interest to continue to work toward greater gender parity.
![South Korean Court Orders Easing of Decades-Old Abortion Ban South Korean Court Orders Easing of Decades-Old Abortion Ban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19101236855112.jpg)
South Korean Court Orders Easing of Decades-Old Abortion Ban
By Hyung-Jin Kim
The Constitutional Court ordered parliament to revise abortion laws by 2020.
![6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality 6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-07_14-53-10.jpg)
6 Trillion Reasons for Asia to Act on Gender Equality
By Anthony Fensom
The OCED estimates that 7.5 percent of global GDP is lost due to gender-based discrimination.
![South Korean Police Question 2 K-Pop Stars in Sex Scandals South Korean Police Question 2 K-Pop Stars in Sex Scandals](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-seungri_in_0.to_.10_concert_2016_-_3.jpg)
South Korean Police Question 2 K-Pop Stars in Sex Scandals
By Hyung-Jin Kim
The #MeToo movement takes hold in South Korea's famed music industry.
![Key Convictions Show Continuing Power of #MeToo Movement in Korea Key Convictions Show Continuing Power of #MeToo Movement in Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18065136822107.jpg)
Key Convictions Show Continuing Power of #MeToo Movement in Korea
By Jenna Gibson
The women's movement that began last year is now piling up successes in court.
![More Sexual Abuse Claims Rock South Korean Skating More Sexual Abuse Claims Rock South Korean Skating](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-12601821575_cf16bacb5f_k.jpg)
More Sexual Abuse Claims Rock South Korean Skating
By Kim Tong-Hyung
The #MeToo movement has reached South Korea's elite sports scene.
![Rapper Symbolizes Backlash Against South Korea's Feminists Rapper Symbolizes Backlash Against South Korea's Feminists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_333132755204.jpg)
Rapper Symbolizes Backlash Against South Korea's Feminists
By Jenna Gibson
Rapper San E steps into the middle of South Korea’s growing women’s rights movement with anti-feminist tracks.
![Taboo No More? Abortion in South Korea Taboo No More? Abortion in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_100317013041.jpg)
Taboo No More? Abortion in South Korea
By Clint Work
Responding to a public petition, the Moon administration will take a close look at the current abortion ban.
![South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-park_geun-hye_8724400493_cropped.jpg)
South Korea and Brazil Rejected Their Female Leaders
By Dawisson Belém Lopes
The impeachment scandals that entangled Park Geun-hye and Dilma Rousseff smack of misogyny.
![The Struggles of South Korea’s Working Women The Struggles of South Korea’s Working Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-26_12-44-33.jpg)
The Struggles of South Korea’s Working Women
By Darcie Draudt
How structural barriers impede South Korean women from joining the workforce.
South Korea: Home to OECD’s Thickest ‘Glass Ceiling’
By Tae-jun Kang
South Korea must solve its deep-rooted gender bias problem.
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