 Cover page (No. 1. 2020) | |
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Chosǒn Yǒsǒngsa |
| Founder | Socialist Women's Union of Korea |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Country | North Korea |
| Based in | Pyongyang |
| Language | Korean |
| Website | http://www.gpsh.edu.kp/index.php/ko/newbooks/view_meta?no=497 |
| ISSN | 1727-9453 |
| OCLC | 5806090 |
| Korean Woman | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Yeoseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Yŏsŏng |
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 media outlet of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea. [2]
History
The magazine started appearing regularly in 1947 and was published monthly until 1982 when it became bimonthly. [3] [4] The Socialist Women's Union also publishes an English-language equivalent called Women of Korea. [5]
Contents
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
- ^ Darcie Draudt (3 July 2012). "Revolutionized Woman: A Primer on the Historical Rhetoric of Women in the NK Economy". Sino-NK. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ 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 James Smith. Leiden: BRILL. p. 268. ISBN 978-90-04-24777-2.
- ^ Amanda Anderson (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.
- ^ Tatiana Gabroussenko (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. S2CID 145152373.
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.
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Cover page (No. 1. 2020) | |
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Chosǒn Yǒsǒngsa |
| Founder | Socialist Women's Union of Korea |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Country | North Korea |
| Based in | Pyongyang |
| Language | Korean |
| Website | http://www.gpsh.edu.kp/index.php/ko/newbooks/view_meta?no=497 |
| ISSN | 1727-9453 |
| OCLC | 5806090 |
| Korean Woman | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Yeoseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Yŏsŏng |
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 media outlet of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea. [2]
History
The magazine started appearing regularly in 1947 and was published monthly until 1982 when it became bimonthly. [3] [4] The Socialist Women's Union also publishes an English-language equivalent called Women of Korea. [5]
Contents
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
- ^ Darcie Draudt (3 July 2012). "Revolutionized Woman: A Primer on the Historical Rhetoric of Women in the NK Economy". Sino-NK. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ 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 James Smith. Leiden: BRILL. p. 268. ISBN 978-90-04-24777-2.
- ^ Amanda Anderson (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.
- ^ Tatiana Gabroussenko (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. S2CID 145152373.
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.