Unlike Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister or daughter, ordinary women in North Korea rarely make international headlines. Yet through resilience & labor, they have reshaped everyday life & driven many of the country’s social shifts in recent decades. My latest: www.thepersistent.com/north-korea-...

Should South Korea draft women? The question has gained more urgency as the pool of male conscripts shrinks due to low birthrates and threats from the nuclear-armed North persist. My latest for @foreignpolicy.com on one of the most divisive issues in South Korea. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/24/s...

In South Korea, the question of whether to draft women has gained greater urgency amid dramatic troop shortages. Published in collaboration with the Fuller Project.

A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law in 2024. Here’s what to know: nyti.ms/46jedjI

Well-researched and fascinating look at feminism & the gender divide in South Korea. Honestly if US men keep acting like they have I see the US going this way too. It seems like SK men have had it good for a long time & are stubbornly refusing to give up their controlling power in relationships

South Korea’s “marriage strike” reflects women seeking autonomy amid widening gender divides. Could this be a possible preview for the U.S., where birth rates are 1.6 and Gen Z women face pressure to marry?

South Korea has the world’s lowest birth rate, coinciding with a widening gender gap in views of not only politics but also marriage and childbirth. I wrote about young women’s attitudes and what the trend might mean for the U.S., for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/reportage/so...

My latest on the South Korean government’s quest to find “reverse discrimination against men” — an ironic focus in a country with one of the worst women’s rights records in the industrialized world. www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...

From hoax bomb threats targeting girls-only schools and women's universities to online misogyny that is no longer confined to the internet, I wrote about a growing -- and largely overlooked -- danger posed by South Korea’s “manosphere.” My latest column: www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...

So thrilled to share that the Portuguese translation of FLOWERS OF FIRE has just been released in Brazil. Huge thanks to everyone who made this edition possible. I hope the stories of those fighting for gender equality in South Korea will reach & inspire many readers in Brazil.

South Korea’s school lunches have gone viral on social media as a model for the world. But the women workers behind "the world's best school meals" endure grueling conditions, often at the cost of their health and - in some cases - their lives. My latest column: www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/colu...

Four women in South Korea were stabbed - three fatally and two at their workplaces - by partners or stalkers in just 6 days in late July, underscoring the country’s long-overlooked but widespread problem of femicide & intimate partner violence. My latest column: www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025...

South Korea's gender equality minister nominee withdrew her nomination last week amid allegations of abuse of power & criticisms over her troubling stance on key gender equality policies. I wrote about what's at stake & why the embattled ministy deserves better. www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2025...

Despite the prominent role played by women in pro-democracy demonstrations in South Korea, there are barely any women in positions of political power, writes Hawon Jung. Published in collaboration with @fullerproject.org‬.

"We’ll watch how...politicians will respond to our voices with our eyes wide open, our fists clenched, and our light sticks & flags ready." My latest on the role of women in public defiance against Yoon & the challenges they face in S.Korea's male-dominated politics foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/s...

Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang urged South Korea's top court to finalize the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-Yeol in order to "safeguard universal values." The court's deliberation on Yoon's fate has dragged on for months, deepening the country's political chaos. www.koreaherald.com/article/1044...

After young women played a key role in mass protests to bring down South Korea's Yoon following his martial law debacle, a group of 173 activists/scholars called for more gender equality in S.Korea's notoriously male-dominated politics in a joint statement. Over 7,000 women co-signed it in 3 days.

A great article explaining the frustration of young women in Korea against the tide of anti feminism, who are coming out in droves to the anti-Yoon protests

Hawon Jung, a leading voice on feminism in South Korea, delivers another must-read. Her latest article explores the suppression of women and minorities under Yoon’s presidency, culminating in women becoming the largest group calling for his impeachment. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

"So many women, including myself, have been waiting for a moment like this for a long time." My latest for @thenation.com about why & how young women are leading protests to oust South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after his botched martial law declaration. www.thenation.com/article/worl...