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North Korea was used "to combat the legacy of [the] colonial past." Because of these two factors, it affected the position of women in the DPRK. The importance on population growth was crucial to the development of North Korea. Women were " encouraged a high birth rate, partly by making contraception and abortion difficult to obtain". [19]
As of 2016, according to North Korea’s report to CEDAW, women made up only 10 percent of divisional directors in government bodies, 11.9 percent of judges and lawyers, 4.9 percent of diplomats, and 16.5 percent of officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [17] In recent years, there has been a notable shift in the role of North Korean women.
A group of women in North Korea. Women's rights in North Korea have varied throughout history. In recent history, major events of the 20th century, such as the Division of Korea and later the 1990s North Korean famine have played an important role in shaping sex relations.
The report says abuse is so widespread that it has become part of everyday life for women. North Korea: Report outlines sexual violence against women [Video] Skip to main content
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said it is a duty of women to halt a fall in the country’s births in order to strengthen national power, state media said Monday ...
Many North Korean women fall victim to human trafficking upon migrating to the People's Republic of China.North Korea's discrimination of women in the workforce, the traditional familial view of women as a burden, [1] and the region's ever-increasing poverty serve as factors that motivate them to migrate to their neighboring country to find a better life. [2]
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Human trafficking in North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) extends to men, women, and children for the purpose of forced labour, and/or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker (source country).