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Korea’s first woman foreign minister to highlight women’s leadership in Bahrain lecture

Korea’s first woman foreign minister to highlight women’s leadership in Bahrain lecture

Kyung-Wha Kang MANAMA: South Korea’s first woman foreign minister will deliver a lecture on Women’s Leadership – The Case of Korea. Kyung-Wha Kang will lecture on the topic at Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Center for Culture & Research, in Muharraq on Tuesday at 8 pm. Kyung-wha Kang is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Ewha […]

New breakthrough for Saudi women’s rights

New breakthrough for Saudi women’s rights

    Riyadh: A requirement for Saudi female students to be accompanied by a male guardian in order to benefit from state scholarships abroad is likely to be scrapped soon. The decision follows last week’s breakthrough reform that allowed Saudi women to obtain passports and travel abroad with the approval of a male guardian, usually […]

Ex-first lady Lee remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women’s rights

Ex-first lady Lee remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women’s rights

The late former first lady Lee Hee-ho was a lifelong political companion of her late husband Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the “sunshine policy” of engaging North Korea, and a pioneer for women’s rights. Lee died at the age of 96 on Monday after battling liver cancer, according to her aides. Lee was not like […]

“For Vagina’s sake”: the Documentary that South Korea Needs

“For Vagina’s sake”: the Documentary that South Korea Needs

The taboo of the menstrual cycle In 2017, talking openly about menstruation is considered taboo in many places around the world. In some regions, it is even something to hide or to be ashamed of. In developing and underdeveloped countries, the use of rags and cloths as an alternative to pads is a common practice. […]

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