Feminism in South Korea

Feminism in South Korea is the origin and history of feminism or women's rights in South Korea.

In 2023, South Korea ranked 30th out of 177 countries on the Women, Peace and Security Index, which is based on 13 indicators of inclusion, justice, and security. In 2025, the United Nations Development Programme ranked South Korea 12th out of 172 countries on its Gender Development Index, making it the 2nd highest in Asia. The index measures education and living standards. In 2024, South Korea ranked 94th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index, which evaluates gender-based gaps in education, welfare, employment, and political power.

Women's suffrage in South Korea was included in Article 11 of the national constitution in 1948, which states that "all citizens shall be equal before the law, and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, social or cultural life on account of sex, religion or social status." The feminist or women's rights movement in South Korea is quite recent compared to first wave and second-wave feminism in the Western world.

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