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An image of dishes ready to be washed in the sink [YONHAP]

Chores are changing, but women still stuck doing most of them

Women performed unpaid household labor equivalent to about 16.46 million won ($11,140) per year, nearly 2.7 times higher than that of men, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

2026.4.29

Male and female icons separated by a revolving equals signs on wooden cubes [GETTY IMAGES BANK]

Most Korean men think gender equality has 'gone far enough.' Women's institute head says not quite.

Korea recorded the largest gender divide among 29 countries on whether gender equality has "gone far enough," according to a new international survey released on Thursday ahead of International Women's Day.

2026.3.7

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Participants and panelists of the International Women’s Forum’s (IWF) Korea Global Women Summit take a group photo in central Seoul on Feb. 3. [INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FORUM KOREA]

Women's forum in Seoul spotlights lagging female empowerment, Korea's gender equality challenges

Irish Ambassador to Korea Michelle Winthrop on Tuesday called for greater female representation in society, saying that progress in women's empowerment has lagged behind the astonishing innovations in science and technology.

2026.2.3

Children stroll along blooming cosmos flowers in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, on the afternoon of Oct. 10. [NEWS1]

New analysis reveals impact of wage gap on marital domestic responsibilities in Korea

Husbands tend to take on more child care and housework when their wives earn higher wages, while wives bear less of the domestic burden when their husbands come home earlier from work, according to new analysis.

2025.11.24

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul on Oct. 14. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President Lee calls for 'more serious discussions' about country's 'severe' gender inequality

President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that structural gender discrimination against women is “severe throughout our society” and called for frank discussion and corrective action to address inequality across society.

2025.10.14

Kang Sun-woo, nominee for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, responds to parliamentary questioning at her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on July 14. [NEWS1]

Partisan divide deepens over gender equality, education minister nominees

Rival political parties on Saturday clashed again over key Cabinet nominees, particularly scandal-hit gender equality and education minister picks, following the conclusion of parliamentary confirmation hearings this week.

2025.7.19

Singer Bain of boy band Just B [BLUEDOT ENTERTAINMENT]

Gay K-pop star Bain thanks actor Hong Seok-cheon for giving him the courage to come out

Korea's first openly-gay male singer Bain of K-pop boy band Just B thanked actor Hong Seok-cheon for being his source of courage and inspiration to come out.

2025.4.28

Susan Smith, center left, and Marion Calder, Directors of For Women Scotland, make a statement outside Britain's Supreme Court in London on April 16. [AFP/YONHAP]

British Supreme Court says 'woman' refers to biological sex under equality laws

The British top court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by a campaign group on whether transgender women are legally women under equality legislation, ruling that the law referred to a "biological woman and biological sex."

2025.4.16

The so-called jibgeson, or the ″crab hand,″ used by radical feminist website Megalia, left, and the alleged crab hand usage in a video uploaded by Renault Korea on June 27 [SCREEN CAPTURE]

[WHY] Korea's two-finger salute: What is the 'crab hand' and why is it so controversial?

The "crab hand" gesture has become synonymous with anti-male and radical feminist groups in Korea. But where did it come from and how did it achieve its notoriety?

2024.7.13

Images of blue and pink cupcakes indicating a baby’s gender. [SHUTTERSTOCK]

[WHY] Why were Koreans kept in the dark about their baby's sex?

In Korea, expectant parents face difficulties in learning their baby's sex due to a regulation that prohibits physicians from sharing the information. This has led to reliance on community apps and indirect clues from doctors.

2024.3.1