Women

See also:

• Regional: Asia: Society and Culture: Women  (1)
• World: Korean: 사회: 사람들: 여성  (35)

Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC) - - Promotes women-related communication technologies and training in the Asia-Pacific region, including South and North Koreas. Located at Sookmyung Women's University.

History of Military Comfort Women by Japan - - Provides introductions and historical backgrounds, chronology, movements to resolve the Conform Women issue.

House of Sharing - - Home for the living comfort women who were forced into becoming sex-slaves during World War II.

Korea Foundation for Women - - Aims to collect funds to bring a better future for daughters and to create a honorable donation culture in Korea.

Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center - - Information for psychological, legal and medical assistance for victims of sexual violence. Also provides the list of sexual violence prevention programs and activities.

Korea Women's Hot Line - - National organization working for women's human rights. Information for free counseling services and shelter for the victims of violence is available.

Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan - - Covers the history of the women drafted for military sexual slavery by Japan and ongoing activities of the council to restore the victim's dignity.

Korean Institute for Women and Politics - - Non-partisan and non-profit organization to protect women's rights in the political, economic, and social spheres of society.

Korean Lesbian Institute - - Focuses on the lesbian point of view in Korean society and their equal rights movement. It contains detailed project information, forums and archives.

Korean Women's Development Institute - - Conducts research on women's issues, develops women's policies and abilities, and increases women's social participation and welfare to contribute to national development.

Korean Women's Institute - - Provides research resources and reports on women's issues. Publishes books, monographs and women's studies review journals. Various academic workshops, national and international conferences are conducted through the Institute.

Ministry of Gender Equality - - Official site of the Ministry of Gender Equality. Provides reports, documents and legal information regarding gender policy of Korea.

Women's News - - Weekly published newspaper that reports on current events related to Korean women. Also includes columns and feature articles on women's affairs, biographical articles on Korean women, and informative articles on culture, economy, health, and sports that are of interest to women.

Working Women's Network - - Aims to improve working women's political, economic, and social status by resolving various employment-related problems that working women face today, including employment discrimination, employment security, underemployment, and child care.