Ri Sol-ju, Conspicuous Wealth, and the “Military Wife” Type in the DPRK

By Darcie Draudt | December 12, 2012

SinoNK’s analyst for gender issues, Darcie Draudt, takes a look at Ri Sol-ju as part of a class of women who are doing increasingly well, thanks to their connections. Is such upward mobility to be emulated or despised?