August 02, 2025Aug 02, 2025
KCNA KCNA.kp (En)

Law on Sex Equality

Date: 30/07/2025 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, July 30 (KCNA) -- July 30 is the 79th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law on Sex Equality in Korea.

The Law on Sex Equality promulgated by President Kim Il Sung for the first time in history is a genuine democratic law which legally stipulates that women have the same right with men and a code of love that ushered in a new era of the women's emancipation.

In the first period of pioneering the Korean revolution, the President saw to it that the anti-Japanese women's association, a revolutionary women's mass organization, was organized and set a true example of sex equality and women's emancipation in the days of the anti-Japanese war and clarified the issue of realizing the sex equality in the "Ten-Point Programme of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland".

After the liberation of Korea, he set it as one of the important tasks for the building of a new country and the democratic development of society to emancipate women socially and eliminate the outdated relations of sex inequality and led the struggle to realize them.

He led the work to found the women's mass political organization involving broad sections of women, met with women officials even though he was busy building a new country and stressed that the right to sex equality should be achieved through their own efforts and struggle.

When the agrarian reform was enforced, he saw to it that the women received the land with the same right with men. When the Labour Law was enforced, he made sure that women had the equal right with men in labor life.

On the basis of laying a foundation for solving the issue of women, the President promulgated the Law on Sex Equality on July 30, 1946.

The promulgation of the Law on Sex Equality ushered in a new era of women's emancipation and respect for women and enabled the Korean women to grow into full-fledged masters of society and a powerful force pushing one of the two wheels of the revolution. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2025.07.30.)

More From KCNA.kp (En)

"Best Result" Caused by Following to U.S.

"Best Result" Caused by Following to U.S.

Pyongyang, August 2 (KCNA) -- Ri Chol Hyok, an international affairs analyst, issued the following article titled "The 'best

August 02, 2025

Pyongyang, August 2 (KCNA) -- Ri Chol Hyok, an international affairs analyst, issued the following article titled "The 'best

Press Review

Press Review

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - A meeting

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - A meeting

Housing Construction Progresses Apace in Hwasong Area

Housing Construction Progresses Apace in Hwasong Area

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The framework of 10 000 flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area of the DPRK has reached the

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The framework of 10 000 flats at the fourth stage in the Hwasong area of the DPRK has reached the

Rural Housing Construction in Kangwon Province

Rural Housing Construction in Kangwon Province

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Kangwon Province in the DPRK is pushing ahead with the construction of rural dwellings. The province

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Kangwon Province in the DPRK is pushing ahead with the construction of rural dwellings. The province

Activities of Farm Machine Repair Support Teams

Activities of Farm Machine Repair Support Teams

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Trade union organizations at all levels in the DPRK are conducting the brisk activities of farm

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Trade union organizations at all levels in the DPRK are conducting the brisk activities of farm

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Birthday Spread to Centenarian

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Birthday Spread to Centenarian

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a birthday spread to Choe Kyong Hwa, a woman living in the

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent a birthday spread to Choe Kyong Hwa, a woman living in the

Pyongyang Old People's Home

Pyongyang Old People's Home

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang Old People's Home is located on the picturesque bank of the River Taedong in Pyongyang

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The Pyongyang Old People's Home is located on the picturesque bank of the River Taedong in Pyongyang

Successes in Construction of Factories in Field of Education

Successes in Construction of Factories in Field of Education

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Successes are being made in the construction and operation preparations of factories in the field of

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- Successes are being made in the construction and operation preparations of factories in the field of

Sangwon Cement Complex Fulfills National Economic Plan for July

Sangwon Cement Complex Fulfills National Economic Plan for July

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The Sangwon Cement Complex of the DPRK successfully fulfilled its national economic plan for July.

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- The Sangwon Cement Complex of the DPRK successfully fulfilled its national economic plan for July.

Presentation of Technology and Experience in Agricultural Sector

Presentation of Technology and Experience in Agricultural Sector

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- A presentation of technology and experience in the agricultural sector for the first half of the

August 01, 2025

Pyongyang, August 1 (KCNA) -- A presentation of technology and experience in the agricultural sector for the first half of the

Blasting at Kusong Cement Factory

Blasting at Kusong Cement Factory

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Workers of the Kusong Cement Factory in the DPRK carried out the blasting of 100 000 cubic meters of

July 31, 2025

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Workers of the Kusong Cement Factory in the DPRK carried out the blasting of 100 000 cubic meters of

Marine Sports Activities in DPRK

Marine Sports Activities in DPRK

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Schools across the DPRK are conducting brisk marine sports activities. Pyongyang Municipality

July 31, 2025

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- Schools across the DPRK are conducting brisk marine sports activities. Pyongyang Municipality

Event of Koreans in China

Event of Koreans in China

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- The General Association of Koreans in China (GAKC) held an event in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

July 31, 2025

Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- The General Association of Koreans in China (GAKC) held an event in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

More Articles