Posts Tagged ‘prostitution’
Divided Political Parties and National Identity: #Shigak no. 09
Ongoing battles over historical narratives, an upcoming “mini-general election,” and efforts to deal with and adjust to an increasingly multicultural population were some of the major issues covered in the Korean and foreign media over the last few weeks. These pressing issues and more are covered in the latest issue of Shigak.
Traumatized Defectors: North Korean Women, Sexual Violence, and Depression
On March 18, a North Korean woman who had defected in 2002 was killed in South Korea while at work as a prostitute. Darcie Draudt analyses the startling data.
Prostitution, Abortion, and ‘Flower Girls’: Women in Hyesan
A look at the politics of reproduction and sexuality in Hyesan, North Korea’s fourth largest city, a gray metropolis which sprawls along the banks of the shallow Yalu river across from the Chinese city of Changbai.





