On April 4, commemorating the 41st National Disabled Persons’ Day, Ewha was awarded first prize for best supporting institution for disabled college students. Ewha Voice interviewed Researcher Ko Yoon- ja of Ewha’s Support Center for Students with Disabilities (SCDC) to hear about the services that
#MeToo happened to be not just a moment but an era. In many countries overseas, the #MeToo movement led to the #ChurchToo movement, which accuses sexual violence within churches. However, in Korean society, the #ChurchToo movement faced cultural and institutional barriers of the Christian communitie
A new version of “On Your Way” by JoA Project was released on April 6. Last year, the song won first place in the 8th Idea Promotion Contest for its high-quality production and encouraging lyrics. For this year’s version, JoA Project collaborated with EWHA With U, a club established to promote Ewha
Three years after Korea was freed from Japanese occupation of World War II, the people of Jeju Island firmly opposed the 1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election. They were certain that this was a deliberate move from the U.S. backing the South Korean government to divide the Korean penins
Over a decade during World War II, Japanese military forces forced women from occupied countries, including Korea, into sex slavery. So-called “comfort stations” were set up where acts of sexual violence and torture were committed to “comfort women.” This went undocumented for more than decades afte
Around my first winter at Ewha which was two years ago, every seminar and speech that discussed the future involved topics concerning artificial intelligence. Also, Ewha was pushing itself to provide more in-depth lectures about the subject to the students as well, one example being the development
When news of the Atlanta shootings broke, it hurt. Eight people suddenly gone, six of whom were Asian women. Although physically removed from the country where the attacks occurred, I could sense the Korean community here hurting as well. Friends and acquaintances flooded social media with messages
The very recent issue that is gaining the brightest spotlight is the fundamental transformation around labor and job market. Innovative digital technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is replacing human labor and jobs in a rapid pace through industrial structure reformation. Of course, the soci
While the world continues battling with the coronavirus, college health professionals are reporting a growing crisis among students struggling with corona blues. An expression combining “coronavirus” and “blues,” corona blues refers to the feeling of depression due to the social and economic consequ
In a horrific brazen attack, eight people in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia had their lives taken by gunfire. Six victims were Asian women with four being of Korean descent. Robert Aaron Long, the perpetrator, blamed his sex addictions for the shooting and told investigators he did not have a rac
Interest in autonomous driving is on the rise. In October 2020, the Korean government announced its plan to support the implementation of third-level autonomous driving, which is a system where the driver seldom needs to monitor the course of the vehicle . Consequently, autonomous driving was select
In late March 2021, a mother and her two daughters were found dead in their home in Seoul’s Nowon district. The horrific crime has now been labelled as a “stalking-based” crime by a man whose identity was withheld by authorities and was only known as “Kim Mo”. The public, including students on Ewha’
With the pandemic persisting for over a year, Ewha has designed new learning spaces to help students with their online education. The High- tech lecture room is currently available for student use in Ewha Campus Complex (ECC), and the new Ewha-Posco Building Online Learning Space were opened to stud
#You_can_dance_too (#Bottles_ can_dance_too) is an Ewha student- based group of dancers that teaches fellow Ewha students how to dance along with rhythmic K-pop songs. In 2018, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Korean women’s health is at great risk with a staggering
Ewha Mate, a program conducted by the Office of International Student Affairs, helps international students at Ewha to adapt to school life in Korea. Taking dormitory tours and participating in school events, the students spend more than 20 hours together each semester. Unlike mentees of the Ewha PE
Emilie Vandenbegine, a 19-year-old student from Montreal, is an active environmentalist in both Korea and Canada. She came to Korea to take a break from her studies and immerse herself in a project that interests her before starting her bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Mon
Traveling anywhere in the world alone as a female comes with inherent risks. Travel guides, word or mouth, or blog recommendations on destinations for solo female travelers have been the go-to resource for those going overseas alone. As the world goes more mobile, NomadHer, an application in which w
Feminist activism in Korea during fall 2018 highlighted the necessity of economic and social independence and has been increasingly emphasized among Korean women ever since. Along with this, many underlying gender issues arising in the Korean society have been put under scrutiny. Since then, lots of