South Korean women campaign against legal discrimination

[dArKeR]

Kim Min-hee, a 31-year-old working mother, never thought about South Korean family law until she decided to end her seven-year marriage.

Having fled with her two sons from a violent husband, Kim -- not her real name -- wants to change a decades-old law to give her children equal rights.

"After the divorce, my sons and I will not be in the same family legally. Even though I am allowed to raise them, we are considered to be just living together in a house," Kim said at a rally in Seoul against the ho-ju system.

Ho-ju literally means "head of the family" or "household."

In practice, it defines family structure through male lines, giving men privileges as well as disadvantaging women, notably in divorce. The country has one of the highest divorce rates.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2003/10/25/2003073326

Is Saddam living in South Korea?

[LeftistGorilla]

1. Ho-ju means nothing...

they mean Ho-jok
it's english meaning is "family tree"


this issue is kindda new for Korean people as there was never a high divorce rate until the 90's hit... (it's about 20% now I think) so now Koreans have to deal with this...

[Some Moran]

2. I read this article yesterday...

1. I have a feeling the word may have been translated from Korean to Mandarin to English instead of directly to English.

2. What a fucking moranic policy! It's sexist and opposed by 2/3 of the population.