Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Gender Equality Forum

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok speaks during the opening ceremony for the “Gender Equality and COVID-19 Pandemic” global forum hosted by the ministry, to discuss the impacts and challenges the coronavirus outbreak has presented with regard to sexual equality, at an auditorium on Nodeul Island in the Han River in Seoul, Thursday. The conference, which will also discuss gender equality and women, and peace and security, marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA), and the 20th anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. Courtesy of Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
By Bahk Eun-ji