Jung Ye-bin is a senior studying Information and Communication Engineering at a co-ed university. She is a model student who worked hard to earn a GPA near perfection. At the end of the spring semester, her academic advisor promised her an internship at Sony which only had a single opening. As she w

Aug. 26 is a special day in the US. On that day in 1920, American women were granted the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment. On that day in 1970, women all over the US joined the Women’s Strike for Equality March organized by the National Organization of Women (NOW) and its th

The social standard of appearance that directs people to be presented a certain way pressures individuals both in Korea and the US.To liberalize oneself from such patriarchal corset, Womenlink put liberation of women’s body as its main theme of 2017. The organization hosted numerous body positivity

On March 8, the International Women’s Day, the Education Office of Seoul issued a guideline to all schools in the city on ways to ensure female students the right to choose uniform pants and to eradicate general sexism in school. In the US, women could not wear pants on the Senate Floor until 1993.“

Smashing: A way to relieve stressFirst introduced in the United States in 2008, one of the newly introduced themed cafes in Korea is designed to provide people with spaces to express their ange

Seeking tranquility from our furrier friends, amist the busy city lifeOften caught in a rut, university students visit cafés that provide unique activities, from playing with animals to solving

Tired of your daily americano? Seoul is home to numerous cafes, and though many keep it simple with just coffee and dessert, some of them are famous for throwing some entertainment into the bar

Radcliffe Union of Students: Harvard’s oldest feminist organizationEwha was Korea’s first women’s education institution that began with a single student in 1886. It comes as quite a shock that even Harvard, the oldest school in the US founded in 1636, only began admitting women on an equal basis in

The Feminist Society & Students for Sexual Respect at NYU“Ewha, where change begins” – this slogan, introduced in 2010 by Ewha’s 14th president, Kim Sun-wook, is still perceived as the school’s spirit and is printed on students’ T-shirts, hoodies, and other group purchases. Changing the status quo m

Koreans love to rank everything and make sure we do not fall behind. Yet, not many were thrilled when the Women In Work Index 2017 announced that Korea had “won” 1st place as the nation with the widest gender wage gap among member countries in OECD. “On the global stage, many Korean women are shinin

LGBT communities on campusAmong the LGBT community, university students are one of the most active groups involved in empowering the rights of sexual minorities. Most universities have one or more stu

Empowering the Queer community through culture“Gaybongbakdoo 5: In an open relationship” is the title of the film festival held on Sept. 2. Gaybongbakdoo, an annual film festival, is one o

The planned constitutional revision changed in wording from “equal rights of the two sexes” to “all genders,” which includes 50 different definitions of sexuality. Legalizing s

The routineLife as a bodybuilder requires not only heavy lifting but also mental strength. Their extreme exercise and diet push their limit and force the best perseverance out of them.For members of T

Society’s window into bodybuildingPeople are constantly exposed to the media’s definition of beauty, skinny yet curvy women on high heels. This perception of beauty in many ways influences

Short of time and money, many university students easily slip into unhealthy lifestyles. Their diets are based on cup noodles and ready-made microwave meals, along with fatty, salty and sugary food li

Interview with William Andrews, author of Daughters of the DragonDaughters of the Dragon, a novel by William Andrews, of many girls who were forced into sexual slavery, sold more than 200 thousand copies in the U.S alone, spreading awareness about this atrocity. Andrews, also the author of The Essen

KAFC, making changes from grassroots movementsOne of the most actively participating organizations of the CWJC is the Korean American Forum of California (KAFC), established in 2007. The KAFC was initiated when the national grassroots movement in the States took place to pass House Resolution 121. P

Japan’s subjugation of “comfort women,” during World War II has been a source of contention between Korea and Japan for a long time. Despite the solid evidence of the Japanese imperial government and military’s direct involvement in subjecting thousands of women and girls during the war, the Japanes

May is called “Family Month” in Korea, with Children’s Day on May 5 and Parents’ Day on May 8. This month thus reminds us that we are part of a community of families and loved