(Seongjoon Cho/Bloomberg News)“You just don’t get it; you’ve never served.”Most South Korean women probably have heard this line. “It’s necessary for Korean women to learn about and carry out the duty of national defense.”Women serve as officers in the South Korean military, comprising aboout 6 percent. Claudia Ryu, 35, served in the South Korean Navy for eight years. Ryu said expanding the draft to women is crucial to achieving gender equality in South Korea. “Because the mandatory service is only for men, men tend to look down on women in the society.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2017 07:18 UTC