Austėja Kondrataitė* South Korea‘s Confucian tradition emphasized the idea of women‘s subordination through the principle of filial piety, which dictated double obedience: not only to the parents, but to male figures in family as well – father, husband, and son. There is one tenet that says: “to the father when young; to the husband when […]

Feeling a duty to share expert insights about East Asia, we are launching a column in which we present an assessment of the current situation in the region in a popular style.  The first comment is about the ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol. There is little information in the media about the current situation, […]