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Posted : 2021-05-05 09:15
Updated : 2021-05-05 11:22
Members of the civic group, Political Mamas, cover themselves in paint during their Pink No More campaign in front of the Government Complex Seoul in this March 14, 2019, photo. Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
The nation s human rights watchdog has called for changes to the practices in which girls items are colored pink while boys toys are blue, saying these practices can make children develop gender stereotypes.
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) expressed this opinion in response to a complaint filed by the civic group, Political Mamas, against eight children s products manufacturers. But it dismissed the complaint, which it viewed did not meet legal requirements.
Korea moving to embrace diverse family types
Posted : 2021-05-02 15:11
Updated : 2021-05-02 18:34
Members of activist groups, including Political Mamas and the Korean Hanbumo Association, hold a press conference in front of KBS in Yeouido, Seoul, April 14, to protest discrimination against single parents. This issue came up after the broadcaster decided to have Japanese TV personality Sayuri Fujita, who became an unmarried mother by choice, appear on a childcare program. Korea Times photo by Lee Yu-ji
By Bahk Eun-ji
Every country has a legal definition of and boundaries around what constitutes a family, so that it can apply laws in regard to various family issues, such as childcare, household subsidies, inheritance and housing among others.