"On March 4, recipients of South Korea’s annual 'obstacles to gender equality' award were announced at an early International Women’s Day rally in Seoul. As expected, among the 'winners' were companies with discriminatory practices and a politician who had recently made a sexist remark. But one recipient stood out from the crowd: Gender Equality Minister Kim Hyunsook. Kim, who is supposed to be the top advocate for women’s rights in the country, was selected to receive the tongue-in-cheek award reportedly for her 'ignorant and irresponsible' attitude towards sexism.
The so-called gender equality minister’s tragicomic achievement encapsulates the state of women’s rights in South Korea after a year under Yoon Seok-yul’s conservative government."
~ Hawon Jung
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