Latest items for South Korea
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SAB-PRACTICE-1
"'We [South Korean women] only have poor options in this election,' said Park Jia, who leads a gender equality education center run by the Seoul Women’s Association. 'Sure, many women will vote for Lee Jae-myung — not because they expect him to be a great leader for women, but because they are desperate to keep the other side, the conservatives, from power and stop the regression'" (para 7). "'For us [South Korean women], it was very personal,' said Jang Hyun-ji, 28, a digital comics artist. 'We joined the rallies against him not only because his martial law undermined our democracy, but also because he became president by encouraging hatred and...more
Variables: SAB-PRACTICE-1
"'We [South Korean women] only have poor options in this election,' said Park Jia, who leads a gender equality education center run by the Seoul Women’s Association. 'Sure, many women will vote for Lee Jae-myung — not because they expect him to be a great leader for women, but because they are desperate to keep the other side, the conservatives, from power and stop the regression'" (para 7). "'For us [South Korean women], it was very personal,' said Jang Hyun-ji, 28, a digital comics artist. 'We joined the rallies against him not only because his martial law undermined our democracy, but also because he became president by encouraging hatred and...more
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"As part of his bid for young men’s votes in 2022, Mr. Yoon promised to abolish the ministry of gender equality. He did not follow through, but during his presidency, the national gender equality index, which the ministry has compiled since 2010, fell for the first time" (para 11).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"As part of his bid for young men’s votes in 2022, Mr. Yoon promised to abolish the ministry of gender equality. He did not follow through, but during his presidency, the national gender equality index, which the ministry has compiled since 2010, fell for the first time" (para 11).
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"But Mr. Lee [South Korean political candidate] has been silent about some of the top priorities among women’s groups, such as anti-discrimination legislation and expanding the definition of rape to include sex without consent (currently, the law requires violence or explicit coercion)" (para 19). This information, by mentioning violence and explicit coercion, indicates the existence of laws against rape in South Korea (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"But Mr. Lee [South Korean political candidate] has been silent about some of the top priorities among women’s groups, such as anti-discrimination legislation and expanding the definition of rape to include sex without consent (currently, the law requires violence or explicit coercion)" (para 19). This information, by mentioning violence and explicit coercion, indicates the existence of laws against rape in South Korea (MR-CODER COMMENT).
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"...They [South Korean women] hold less than one-fifth of legislative seats, just three of the government’s 29 top positions and 14.6 percent of senior corporate management roles (the average among wealthy nations is 33.8 percent). All six presidential candidates are men" (para 8).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"...They [South Korean women] hold less than one-fifth of legislative seats, just three of the government’s 29 top positions and 14.6 percent of senior corporate management roles (the average among wealthy nations is 33.8 percent). All six presidential candidates are men" (para 8).
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"They [South Korean women] endure some of the worst gender-based discrimination in the developed world, including lower pay and underrepresentation in management and politics, as well as rampant online sexual abuse that the law has done little to stop. But addressing such issues has become one of South Korea’s most politically delicate subjects" (para 3).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"They [South Korean women] endure some of the worst gender-based discrimination in the developed world, including lower pay and underrepresentation in management and politics, as well as rampant online sexual abuse that the law has done little to stop. But addressing such issues has become one of South Korea’s most politically delicate subjects" (para 3).
April 28, 2026, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"On average, South Korean women are paid 31 percent less than men, the widest gap in the developed world..." (para8).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"On average, South Korean women are paid 31 percent less than men, the widest gap in the developed world..." (para8).
April 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-LAW-1
“Karen arrived in Australia from South Korea believing she would make a lot of money for easy work in just a few short months. But as soon as she landed in Melbourne, only knowing two English words - 'hi' and 'hello' - she was trapped in a nightmare that stole years of her life and still gives her harrowing flashbacks a decade later. The young woman was trafficked by a ruthless and well-organised criminal syndicate that preys on vulnerable girls to satisfy the sexual urges of Australian men" (para 1-3). "Karen was only able to escape with the help of an Australian Federal Police taskforce that referred her to the...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-LAW-1
“Karen arrived in Australia from South Korea believing she would make a lot of money for easy work in just a few short months. But as soon as she landed in Melbourne, only knowing two English words - 'hi' and 'hello' - she was trapped in a nightmare that stole years of her life and still gives her harrowing flashbacks a decade later. The young woman was trafficked by a ruthless and well-organised criminal syndicate that preys on vulnerable girls to satisfy the sexual urges of Australian men" (para 1-3). "Karen was only able to escape with the help of an Australian Federal Police taskforce that referred her to the...more
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Panama, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkmenistan
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for South Korea in 2023 was 12.6%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for South Korea in 2023 was 12.6%.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that South Korea's laws permit abortion on request, with varied gestational limits.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that South Korea's laws permit abortion on request, with varied gestational limits.
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The changes in the political and social climates are clearly having a chilling effect,” one prominent advocate for sexual assault victims told The Fuller Project and Foreign Policy. The advocate goes by the nicknames “Witch” or “D” in order to protect herself from the harassment that frequently targets women who speak out about rape in South Korea. Witch knows this harassment from personal experience. A survivor herself, she had to fight off a barrage of criminal accusations brought up by her rapist after she reported him. They included defamation, false accusation, insult, coercion, and even sexual harassment. After her assailant was eventually convicted and jailed, she adopted the insult her...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"The changes in the political and social climates are clearly having a chilling effect,” one prominent advocate for sexual assault victims told The Fuller Project and Foreign Policy. The advocate goes by the nicknames “Witch” or “D” in order to protect herself from the harassment that frequently targets women who speak out about rape in South Korea. Witch knows this harassment from personal experience. A survivor herself, she had to fight off a barrage of criminal accusations brought up by her rapist after she reported him. They included defamation, false accusation, insult, coercion, and even sexual harassment. After her assailant was eventually convicted and jailed, she adopted the insult her...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise" (para 3).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise" (para 3).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea has become a global economic powerhouse, but it continues to suffer some of the widest gender inequities among wealthy countries. It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, ERBG-DATA-1
"South Korea has become a global economic powerhouse, but it continues to suffer some of the widest gender inequities among wealthy countries. It has the largest gender pay gap—by a significant margin—among OECD countries, and women only account for 15 percent of managerial positions in government and the private sector" (para 12).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s rights movement" (para 14).
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"During his campaign, Yoon promised to dismantle the country’s gender equality ministry, which is highly controversial with the men’s rights movement" (para 14).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-LAW-2
"The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said in a written statement it is taking a “victim-centered” and “strong punishment” approach to follow the president’s orders to protect victims of gender-based violence and plans to roll out an anti-stalking law this summer" (para 21). In July 2023, an amendment was made to South Korea's Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking. The most signifcant change made was the removal of the "no-punishment-against-explicit-will" clause, which barred prosecutions from being made without the victim's explicit consent. This clause was widely viewed as a significant loophole in the law prior to July 2023, as offenders could not be charged if a victim withdrew...more
Variables: IIP-LAW-2
"The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said in a written statement it is taking a “victim-centered” and “strong punishment” approach to follow the president’s orders to protect victims of gender-based violence and plans to roll out an anti-stalking law this summer" (para 21). In July 2023, an amendment was made to South Korea's Act on Punishment of Crime of Stalking. The most signifcant change made was the removal of the "no-punishment-against-explicit-will" clause, which barred prosecutions from being made without the victim's explicit consent. This clause was widely viewed as a significant loophole in the law prior to July 2023, as offenders could not be charged if a victim withdrew...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Official statistics on the number of sexual assault cases reported in 2022 have not yet been released" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"Official statistics on the number of sexual assault cases reported in 2022 have not yet been released" (para 5).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"At the heart of the controversy [around false accusations of rape] is a 1953 law that defines rape on the basis of physical violence, not lack of consent" (para 10). "[South Korea] already has one of the world’s toughest laws against false accusers, punishable with up to 10 years in prison—compared to up to five years in countries such as the United States and Germany" (para 18).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"At the heart of the controversy [around false accusations of rape] is a 1953 law that defines rape on the basis of physical violence, not lack of consent" (para 10). "[South Korea] already has one of the world’s toughest laws against false accusers, punishable with up to 10 years in prison—compared to up to five years in countries such as the United States and Germany" (para 18).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law" (para 1)."Since [South Korea President Suk-Yeol] Yoon took office, the number of people investigated in cases of “false accusations” has surged. While most of these cases don’t involve sexual assault, South Korean women’s rights activists say politicians and much of the media have focused on false allegations of rape, fomenting a hostile environment that silences genuine rape survivors" (para...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful. Even then, she said she had only reported a fraction of the sexual abuse she’d suffered, fearing she might be punished for false accusations if her allegations were dismissed under South Korea’s strict rape law" (para 1)."Since [South Korea President Suk-Yeol] Yoon took office, the number of people investigated in cases of “false accusations” has surged. While most of these cases don’t involve sexual assault, South Korean women’s rights activists say politicians and much of the media have focused on false allegations of rape, fomenting a hostile environment that silences genuine rape survivors" (para...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[South Korea] is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[South Korea] is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3)."Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a major political backlash. A men’s rights movement that rejects the...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3)."Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a major political backlash. A men’s rights movement that rejects the...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes" (para 13).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-1
"The global #MeToo movement inspired many South Korean feminists to hit the streets and voice their grievances like never before, and they successfully campaigned to legalize abortion and pushed through landmark legal changes on the widespread problem of tech-based sexual abuse, most notably spycam porn crimes" (para 13).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). The focus on "false accusations" from President Yoon indicates a shift in societal attitudes surrouding rape, and a growing negative belief surrounding women who report rapes and assaults (NAC - CODER COMMENT). "A men’s rights movement that rejects the notion of male privilege has rallied around the...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"President Yoon Suk-yeol came to power in May last year on a platform that included anti-feminist ideas, accusing them of causing the country’s low birth rate and denying structural sexism existed in the country, despite social and economic indicators that strongly suggest otherwise. One of his chief campaign promises was that he would go after people who lie about being raped" (para 3). The focus on "false accusations" from President Yoon indicates a shift in societal attitudes surrouding rape, and a growing negative belief surrounding women who report rapes and assaults (NAC - CODER COMMENT). "A men’s rights movement that rejects the notion of male privilege has rallied around the...more
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a major political backlash. A men’s rights movement that rejects the notion of male privilege has rallied around the belief that false accusations of rape and sexual assault are widespread, and it helped fuel Yoon’s rise to the presidency" (para 5,13).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Not long ago, a feminist wave was sweeping across the economically advanced but culturally conservative country, launching Asia’s most powerful #MeToo movement and taking down powerful abusers, including a presidential contender. But these women are now facing a major political backlash. A men’s rights movement that rejects the notion of male privilege has rallied around the belief that false accusations of rape and sexual assault are widespread, and it helped fuel Yoon’s rise to the presidency" (para 5,13).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:05 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Among nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the country ranks first for women’s tertiary education attainment, yet maintains the bloc’s largest gender pay gap. Women remain largely excluded from leadership roles, and South Korea consistently ranks last in measures of workplace gender equality" (para. 8)
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Among nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the country ranks first for women’s tertiary education attainment, yet maintains the bloc’s largest gender pay gap. Women remain largely excluded from leadership roles, and South Korea consistently ranks last in measures of workplace gender equality" (para. 8)
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:05 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In 1999 the constitutional court ruled against the military service bonus point system, which had granted veterans additional points in public sector job applications. The court found it discriminated against women and people with disabilities" (para. 18).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-1
"In 1999 the constitutional court ruled against the military service bonus point system, which had granted veterans additional points in public sector job applications. The court found it discriminated against women and people with disabilities" (para. 18).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:05 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Despite pressure for reform, the defence ministry says it has no plans to introduce female conscription" (para. 39).
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-2
"Despite pressure for reform, the defence ministry says it has no plans to introduce female conscription" (para. 39).