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March 17, 2024, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Despite nearly two decades of law enforcement, the nation still has brothels and red-light districts operating at night in almost all big cities and provinces, albeit at a somewhat diminished scale" (para 2). "Kim Kang-ja, a retired police officer best known for her role behind the crackdown of a major red-light district in Seoul when she was head of Jongam Police Station in the early 2000s, said the remaining red-light districts are a chilling reminder of a policy failure driven by budgetary constraints" (para 4). "'There are almost no staff capable of conducting a crackdown on prostitution and there is no money allocated to it,' she said...As a result, the...more
March 17, 2024, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Prostitution is illegal in Korea. The country's ban on the sex trade was introduced in March 2004 and went into effect later that year" (para 1).
March 17, 2024, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"Before the introduction of the Special Law on Sex Trade in 2004, there were 35 red-light districts nationwide, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The number declined to 15 in 2021. Gyeonggi Province has four, Seoul, Busan and other provincial cities have at least one or two each. About 900 women are involved in prostitution for a living in those areas, according to ministry data, although a far larger number of people are believed to be part of that profession in other parts of the country that operate under the radar of law enforcement" (para 3). "As of 2022, 24 brothels are in operation...more
March 17, 2024, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes, involvement in sex work is a criminal offence and formally defined as 'sexual traffic'. Soliciting is also criminalised" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - buying sex is criminalised and defined as 'participation in sex trafficking'" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, operating sex work business is criminalised, providing premises, procuring all illegal and all defined as trafficking" (para 3).
March 17, 2024, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Korea who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 16.5% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 6, 2024, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Act of 1958, Art. 839-2 (2).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Finland, France, Greece, Qatar, South Korea
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in South Korea was 8 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in the Republic of Korea is 54.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in the Republic of Korea is 87 years for women and 81 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in the Republic of Korea is 80.3 years for men and 86.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1

"South Korean women largely must choose between career and family" (pp 14).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"South Korea's alarming low fertility rate [is] at 0.8 children per woman" (pp 14).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

"As of 2021, the gender pay gap in South Korea was 31%" (pp 13).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2, ERBG-DATA-3

"[W]omen hold about 21% of managerial positions and only 5% of executivepositions in South Korean companies" (pp 28).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

"Women are discriminated in the workplace" (pp 15).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-2

"Policies meant to increase economic opportunity for women and close the gender pay gap may have fueled young men's resentment toward women" (pp 8).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-3

"[The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family] was established in 2001 to provide resources for girls suffering from sexual and domestic violence and to ensure policies do not discriminate based on gender" (pp 10). There are plans for its abolishment (MV-coder comment).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1

"[O]ne's hairstyle can become a reason for verbal abuse and accusations of man-hating" (pp 20). "[W]omen cannot talk about gender issues in public spaces" (pp 25).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1

"In the legislature, only 19% of seats are held by women" (pp 28).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PHBP-DATA-1

"South Korean archer An San- who won three gold medals at Tokyo- became the target of online abuse from anti-feminists who claimed her hairstyle indicated she was a radical feminist" (pp 19).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1

"Anti-feminists have taken to social media and online communities to spread their belief that Korean feminists are radical man-haters. One YouTube channel with more than 500,000 subscribers uploads videos that target feminists as 'mentally ill' radicals who promote feminist chauvinism" (pp 9).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3

"Kwon said she would not openly talk about gender issues around her Korean friends. 'I know how guys will react', she said. 'I know they're going to be like, ' This is another girl talking about gender issues again.'" (pp 22-23). "Many of those [feminists] who work publicly receive death threats on a regular basis, leading some to leave the country" (pp 27).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2

"Ellen Kwon, 25, said many young Korean men look down on women for being passionate about gender equality" (pp 21).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PHBP-PRACTICE-2

"The 'escape the corset' movement took South Korea by storm in 2019, a rejection of the country's standards of beauty and social pressure to conform" (pp 18).