Yun, a 27-year-old Seoul-based job seeker who graduated from Seoul Women’s University, felt scared as she woke up on Monday and read the news on the possible hiring discrimination against graduates from women’s universities ( Read more... )

Dongduk Women's University agreed to temporarily suspend its plan to convert into a coeducational institution after 10 days of student protests, according to the student council, Friday. However, the students will continue to occupy the main building until the co-ed conversion proposal is completely withdrawn ( Read more... )

For more than a century women-only unis thrived, but debates on their existence, future roles anger studentsConfronting their biggest challenge in a century, South Korea's women’s universities are embroiled in controversies that have led some to question their relevance in a society where gender equality in education is increasingly seen as having ( Read more... )

The protests by students against Dongduk Women's University's possible transition to a co-educational institution have escalated into a wider gender conflict, spilling beyond the campus. According to students and officials on Monday, the protests have sparked an anti-feminist backlash ( Read more... )

Lee Ye-rang, a baby born with the lowest weight in Korea, was discharged in good health on Nov. 5, Samsung Medical Center said Thursday ( Read more... )

The escalating tension between Dongduk Women's University students and its administration regarding a possible transition to a coeducational school is sparking a debate over whether Korea still needs higher educational institutions for women ( Read more... )

All aircraft takeoffs and landings across Korea will be restricted for about 35 minutes to keep the noise down during Thursday’s annual college entrance exam, held nationwide ( Read more... )

Voluntary female celibacy initiative encourages women to refuse heterosexual marriage, childbirth, dating, sex with menThe South Korean "4B" movement has gained attention in the United States following President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election ( Read more... )

The Supreme Court upheld an eight-year prison sentence for the mother involved in the Suwon refrigerator infant case, where she killed her two newborn children shortly after birth and hid their bodies in a freezer at her home ( Read more... )

Korea is witnessing a rise in discrimination against older adults, with many sports facilities and coffee shops implementing "no-seniors zone" policies that restrict access, despite the country's aging population ( Read more... )