SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that South Koreans prefer a woman with an oval face, wide forehead and small lips. The female face shape preferred by South Koreans turned out to be different from the one preferred by Paraguayans. A joint research team from the Catholic University of Korea Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly 6 in10 South Korean women in their 20s and 30s feel unsafe in the streets at night, while only 10 percent of men in the same age group said likewise. Women in their 20s felt most uncomfortable in the streets at night (58.7 percent) among all age groups. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged men are consuming too many calories, while women in their 20s typically consume less energy than they need. The Ministry of Health and Welfare published a report Wednesday on calorie consumption categorized by age and gender. The report, based on a study led by the Korean Nutrition Society, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment shock that has come about with the coronavirus pandemic has hit women harder than men. Statistics Korea reported a 28.8 percent increase in the number of unemployed women last month (427,000) compared to the same period in the previous year, an unprecedented rate not seen since July [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Months into the coronavirus pandemic, protective masks have become an everyday necessity. While many people are struggling with the inconvenience and restrictions that the pandemic era has created, some people point out that they don’t have to care about their looks since they spend most of their day at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean women who freeze their eggs for the chance to have a baby of their own later is increasing. Oocyte cryopreservation, more commonly known as egg freezing, is a method of preserving a woman’s fertility so she can try to have children at a later date. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Among recipients of medical subsidies provided by the government, the number of men diagnosed with mental illnesses was more than double the number of women. The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service carried out assessments of 389 medical institutions that charged hospitalization fees for psychiatric treatment to subsidy recipients [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of individuals suffering from anorexia or other eating disorders are women, a recent study has revealed. The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) reported Tuesday that 32,498 women visited hospitals due to eating disorders over the last five years, comprising 81.8 percent of the total number of patients [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of Korean women undergoing medical treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a condition that refers to excessive dependence or addiction to alcoholic beverages, is growing day by day. According to data revealed on Sunday by the National Health Insurance Service, the number of individuals who were diagnosed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) plans to introduce QR code-based public toilets for women as part of efforts to prevent digital sexual crimes such as illegal photographing or filming in public restrooms. LH announced on Sunday that it will develop a new entry management system for women’s [...]