• Nollij@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    FTA:

    The #MeToo movement was the key trigger, giving rise to fiercely feminist values among young women who felt empowered to speak out against long-running injustices. That spark found especially dry tinder in South Korea, where gender inequality remains stark, and outright misogyny is common.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, it also doesn’t help that in SK, men are conscripted to the military for years and enter the workforce with somewhat of a disadvantage.

      “Misogyny” is half the story.