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Korea Economic Institute of America Presents:
The Neglected North Korean Crisis: Women’s Rights
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August 25th 10:00am - 11:00am ET
Featured Speakers
Sea Young (Sarah) Kim
Nonresident Fellow
Korea Economic Institute of America
Sea Young (Sarah) Kim is a Nonresident Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America and a Ph.D. student in international cooperation at Yonsei University. She previously served as a Visiting Scholar for the U.S.-South Korea Cooperation in Southeast Asia...
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Leif-Eric Easley
Associate Professor of International Studies
Ewha Womans University
Leif-Eric Easley is Associate Professor of International Studies at Ewha University in Seoul. He teaches international security and political economics. His research includes U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral coordination on engaging China and North Korea, and the geopolitical implications of domestic transitions (especially in...
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Robert King
Distinguished Fellow
Korea Economic Institute of America
Ambassador Robert King is currently a Non-Resident Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) and a Senior Advisor to the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Prior to joining KEI, he was the Special...
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Event Description
North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs receive much of the international community’s attention, often relegating the issue of human rights to the sidelines. Despite North Korea’s constitutional promise of gender equality, women face discrimination, pervasive harassment and extensive violation of their rights by the regime. Meanwhile, the significant role they play in marketizing the economy and liberalizing society is underestimated.
Please join KEI for a discussion of new research from Sea Young (Sarah) Kim and Leif-Eric Easley on women’s rights in North Korea and opportunities for engaging change agents in the world’s most isolated state.
Also, please consider reading:
SeaYoung Kim and Leif-Eric Easley, “The Neglected North Korean Crisis: Women’s Rights,” Ethics & International Affairs, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 19-29; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ethics-and-international-affairs/article/abs/neglected-north-korean-crisis-womens-rights/9D77730BC5288E430E49535EC7309759
Leif-Eric Easley and SeaYoung Kim, “Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Women’s Rights in North Korea,” NK News, July 2021; https://www.nknews.org/2021/07/utilizing-artificial-intelligence-to-improve-womens-rights-in-north-korea/