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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

South Korea's presidential race puts misogyny in spotlight

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

As South Korea enters a bitter presidential race, Hong Hee-jin is one of many young women who feel that the country’s politics has become dominated by discrimination against women, even outright misogyny.

“Women are being treated like they don’t even have voting rights,” the 27-year-old office worker in the capital, Seoul, said.

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