Why Korean women decided to go on strike

While International Women’s Day is often marked with campaigns celebrating empowerment, women’s groups in South Korea are preparing to stop work. Thousands are expected to gather in central Seoul on Friday as more than 20 women’s and labor organizations stage a nationwide “women’s strike,” saying persistent gender inequality and violence have left them with little choice but to halt both paid and unpaid labor for a day. The action, organized by the 2026 March 8 Women’s Strike Organizing Committe

By The Korea Herald