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Over half of all offenders in sex crimes against minors avoid prison time, report finds

More than half of all those convicted of sex crimes against minors in Korea over the past decade avoided prison time, receiving suspended sentences instead, a Ministry of Gender Equality and Family report released Tuesday showed.

2026.5.12

Women in Korean STEM are on the rise with 32% of new research hires female

Women took up nearly 32 percent of new hires at Korean research institutes in 2024, a number that has been rising steadily over the past decade amid government-led efforts to foster female scientists, data showed Monday.

2026.3.23

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Former volleyball player Kim Yeon-koung is the Asian recipient for the International Olympic Committee's 2025 Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Awards. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung honored by IOC for gender equality efforts

Volleyball legend Kim Yeon-koung has won the Asia regional prize at the International Olympic Committee’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions Awards, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said Tuesday.

2026.3.10

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

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Aug. 29. [YONHAP]

President Lee urges reform to ensure gender equality

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday called for broad structural reforms to ensure gender equality. In a Facebook post marking the country's 30th Gender Equality Week, Lee emphasized that structural discrimination still persists in many areas.

2025.9.1

Human rights organizations hold a press conference in front of the Admiral Yi Sun-sin statue in Gwanghwamun Plaza in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 6, ahead of International Women’s Day, announcing the results of an online survey on “the worst gender-based workplace abuses.” [YONHAP]

Still worst in the OECD, Korea's gender wage gap shrinks little by little

Korea's gender pay gap remains the largest among the 35 member states of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development at 29 percent, though

2025.8.29

Kang Sun-woo, nominee for minister of gender equality and family, responds to parliamentary questioning during her confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on July 14. [NEWS1]

Scandal-ridden gender minister nominee extends 'heartfelt apologies' but does not step down

Multiple controversies have arises over Gender Equality and Family Minister nominee Kang Sun-woo's alleged misconduct and ethical standards.

2025.7.14

Campaign posters for Korea’s 21st presidential election are displayed in Mapo District, western Seoul, on May 16. [CHOI YEONG-JAE]

No women on the Korean presidential ballot, no gender policies on the platforms

Gender and women's policies have been pushed to the back burner in this presidential election, with all candidates taking a subdued or even antagonistic approach to the issues that were once central to campaign platforms.

2025.5.27

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family at the government complex in central Seoul in 2022. [NEWS1]

Populism, grievance and online opinion drive campaign pledges to abolish Gender Ministry

Abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has resurfaced as a bone of contention in the ongoing presidential campaign.

2025.5.20

Nicole Kidman poses during a photocall for the 2025 Kering Women In Motion Awards and Cannes Film Festival Presidential Dinner as part of the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 18. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Nicole Kidman champions gender equality at star-studded Cannes party

Australian actor Nicole Kidman vowed to keep pushing for gender equality in cinema at an exclusive party attended by celebrities like popstar Charli XCX and Irish actor Paul Mescal on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.

2025.5.19