"Youngmi and her friends created a map of women-owned businesses in Daegu so they could ensure their dollars went to supporting other women. 'The economy is a very important issue for us,' she told me. Other 4B groups host events with personal-finance experts to help women learn how to save and invest. A subgroup of an online community called 'WITH' (which stands for 'Women in the Hell,' Hell being a nickname for Korea) is specifically focused on economics; members post job listings, advice on which banks are offering the best interest rates, and other financial tips. Han, a math tutor who runs her own tutoring company in Daegu, said she believes as women’s collective economic power grows, so will their political power, something she sees playing out over the next 20 years. Their interest in finance is both about the pressing matter of living an economically viable life today and the longer-term possibility that women practicing 4B at scale will eventually weaken the patriarchy. 'When women are more economically influential, then it’s possible that the political parties will listen to women as important voters,' Han added. 'But until then, I feel like women will still be utilized — their bodies will be utilized to reproduce.'”
~ Anna Louie Sussman
https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/4b-movement-feminism-south-korea.html
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