Women have been kicking through the glass ceiling in many areas of Korean society over the past decades. But, it was only recently that the phenomenon spread to politics, long regarded as a male domain.
The three political parties led by women control a total of 262 seats in the country’s 299-member single unicameral National Assembly.
The rise of women politicians comes as political parties suffer through a crisis of confidence amid a series of corruption scandals.
Read the complete story at The Korea Herald, published on January 24, 2012.
Women have been kicking through the glass ceiling in many areas of Korean society over the past decades. But, it was only recently that the phenomenon spread to politics, long regarded as a male domain.
The three political parties led by women control a total of 262 seats in the country’s 299-member single unicameral National Assembly.
The rise of women politicians comes as political parties suffer through a crisis of confidence amid a series of corruption scandals.
Read the complete story at The Korea Herald, published on January 24, 2012.