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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.
According to South Korea’s government statistics agency, North Korea’s total fertility rate, or the average number of babies expected to be born to a woman over her lifetime, was at 1.79 in ...
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
There are some strange statistics and fun facts that lend perspective to the Hermit Kingdom.
The Central Bureau of Statistics of North Korea conducted the most recent census in 2008, where the population reached 24 million inhabitants. [1] The population density is 199.54 inhabitants per square kilometre, and the 2014 estimated life expectancy is 69.81 years.
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]