Votes for women: S. Korea's first feminist party seeks parliament seatsSouth Korea's Women's Party has about 10,000 members, around three-quarters of them in their 20sSEOUL - South Korea is regularly ranked lowest in the developed world for gender equality, but for the first time a feminist party is seeking parliamentary seats at Wednesday's election, accusing the political establishment of having failed women. "For many women, it's hard to support a party only because it deals with women's issues," acknowledged Kwon Soo-hyun, president of Korea Women's Political Solidarity, a rights organisation. "Of course I'm angry about cyber sexual violence, but I'm sceptical giving a single seat to a feminist party can actually lead to a significant difference." Women's Party candidate Lee Ji-won said party members had received online death threats and had stones thrown at them while on the stump. "It's hard for women's issues to gain traction in a society that has devalued women's status and labour for generations."

Source: Bangkok Post April 10, 2020 04:07 UTC