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These women helped bring down a president - now they say they feel invisible

created: June 1, 2025, 4:42 a.m. | updated: June 3, 2025, 8:48 a.m.

And a third candidate, who is popular among young men for his anti-feminist stance, has been making headlines. For many young South Korean women, this new name on the ballot symbolises a new fight. "Most of those around me were young women, we were singing 'Into the World' by Girls' Generation," Byunghui says. There are no official estimates of how many of the protesters were young women. It alienated young women who saw this as a rollback of hard-won rights, even as it fuelled the backlash against feminism.

1 week ago: BBC News