Changing North Korea’s Future Through Its Women
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The dire state of women’s rights in North Korea
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On International Women’s Day on March 8, North Korea held various events to celebrate the country’s women, repeating what has become more or less a national slogan, “Women Are Flowers,” and hailing the country as a “paradise” for women. State media even compared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a “mother” who cares deeply for her children.
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On International Women’s Day on March 8, North Korea held various events to celebrate the country’s women, repeating what has become more or less a national slogan, “Women Are Flowers,” and hailing the country as a “paradise” for women. State media even compared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to a “mother” who cares deeply for her children.
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'Political housemaid': North Korea hurls misogynistic slurs at US envoy Julie Turner
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Violence against women in politics
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New Labour Law Hurts More Than Helps Women
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A new labour law intended to help part-time workers secure permanency in their jobs has resulted in thousands of overworked, underpaid women losing their jobs and spawned ugly labour disputes. Demonstrations and clashes were the last things expected at Eland, a company that had acquired a reputation for being ‘women-friendly’ as it worked its way up from being a one-store outfit in 1980 to a 28 billion-dollar retail chain hiring thousands of women workers.
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A new labour law intended to help part-time workers secure permanency in their jobs has resulted in thousands of overworked, underpaid women losing their jobs and spawned ugly labour disputes. Demonstrations and clashes were the last things expected at Eland, a company that had acquired a reputation for being ‘women-friendly’ as it worked its way up from being a one-store outfit in 1980 to a 28 billion-dollar retail chain hiring thousands of women workers.
To read the full article, please visit IPS News Website.
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Asia Pacific Feminist Forum
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Asia Pacific Feminist Forum
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Call for Applications: Asia Pacific Feminist Forum
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Call for Applications: Asia Pacific Feminist Forum
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Women's Leadership Conference 2008
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Women's Leadership Conference 2008
Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference 2008 is a three-day program, which consists of three components: study session "women's leadership and empowerment of disadvantaged groups", presentati
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