April 16, 2024
Analysis

How life for women is — and isn’t — changing under Kim Jong Un

Recent research paints a grim, though sometimes surprising, picture

This is the first of a two-part series examining recent research into life for women in North Korea.

Has Kim Jong Un empowered women in North Korea, or has his regime presided over and driven a worsening of conditions for women in the country?

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