Korean Woman (Korean: 조선녀성; MR: Chosŏn Yŏsŏng) is a monthly magazine in North Korea, founded in September 1946.[1] The magazine is the first one to be specifically dedicated to women. It is the official newspaper of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea.[2]
| Type | Magazine |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Socialist Women's Union of Korea |
| Publisher | Chosǒn Yǒsǒngsa |
| Founded | September 1946 |
| Language | Korean |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Korean Woman | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Yeoseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Yŏsŏng |
History
The magazine started appearing regularly in 1947 and was published monthly until 1982 when publication became bimonthly.[3][4] The Socialist Women's Union also publishes an English-language equivalent called Women of Korea.[5]
Content
The magazine mainly promotes the achievements and the working and living conditions of Korean women, usually accompanied by large-scale color photos. In 1976, the newspaper published an anti-South Korea propaganda poster titled "Two opposite realities".[6]
References
- ^ Draudt, Darcie (2012-07-03). "Revolutionized Woman: A Primer on the Historical Rhetoric of Women in the NK Economy". Sino-NK. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ 조선녀성 [Korean Woman] (in Korean). Pyongyang: Choson Yosongsa. 2008. OCLC 5806090.
- ^ Kim 2010, p. 754.
- ^ Kaku Sechiyama (2013). Patriarchy in East Asia: A Comparative Sociology of Gender. Translated by Smith, James. Leiden: BRILL. p. 268. ISBN 978-90-04-24777-2.
- ^ Anderson, Amanda (2016). "Mothers and Labourers: North Korea's Gendered Labour Force in Women in Korea" (PDF). Journal of History and Cultures. 6: 14–36. ISSN 2051-221X.
- ^ Gabroussenko, Tatiana (2011). "From Developmentalist to Conservationist Criticism: The New Narrative of South Korea in North Korean Propaganda". Journal of Korean Studies. 16 (1): 36. doi:10.1353/jks.2011.0008. ISSN 2158-1665.
Works cited
- Kim, Suzy (2010). "Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the North Korean Revolution, 1945–1950". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 52 (4): 742–767. doi:10.1017/S0010417510000459.