The Mongol Empire tried several times to take Korea, ultimately ending in a peace treaty – and a strong influence on clothing. Women’s skirts were shortened, as were the jackets. This trend ...
Traditionally, for Korean women, makeup was not simply about becoming more beautiful, but about treating one’s body properly and cultivating both inner and outer beauty. Presented here is a brief ...
Trafficked into the sex industry after defecting from North Korea, two young women spent years in captivity before finally getting the chance to escape. From the third floor of a residential tower ...
In traditional Korean society, women's roles were confined to the home. From a young age, women were taught the virtues of subordination and endurance to prepare for their future roles as wife and ...
They are part of a growing community of women choosing the child-free life. South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world, and it continues to plummet, beating its own staggeringly low record ...
In December 2015, Japan and South Korea signed a landmark agreement over Japan’s wartime sexual exploitation of Korean women (“comfort women”). Japan apologized and contributed 1 billion yen ...