Recent Work
Stille Verweigerung
Kulturaustasch | Feature Story | April 2023
Gender Issues and Feminism in Economically Advanced South Korea
The Institute of Chinese Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University | Lecture | April 2023
Reproductive Justice : Global Movements and Wins
MIT Women’s & Gender Studies | Panel Discussion | April 2023
Gender Equality & Women’s Rights in South Korea
Asia Society | Panel Discussion | March 2023
News Coverage of Korea for International Audience: Why I Write About Women’s Rights in the Country
The University of Bologna | Lecture | March 2023
Corée du Sud : reportage au pays des boîtes à bébé où l'État abandonne les futures mamans
Elle magazine | Commentary | December 2023
The South Korean Woman Who Adopted Her Best Friend
Al Jazeera | Feature Story | December 2023
Body Beautification: Empowerment or Violence? Exploring Societal and Organizational Implications
Vienna University of Economics and Business | Panel Discussion | November 2023
Geburtenrate in Südkorea: Ihr Ideal: eine Welt ohne Männer
Die Zeit | Commentary | November 2023
Här ”strejkar” kvinnor från barnafödande
TV4 | Commentary | November 2023
'Gender-Based Online Harassment's Link to Violence Needs to Be Exposed'
The Korea Times | Commentary | November 2023
BBC World Questions - South Korea
BBC World | Interview | October 2023
Are South Korea’s New Policies Silencing Rape Survivors?
Foreign Policy | Feature Story | June 2023
South Korea’s Crackdown on False Accusations Has “Chilling Effect” on Rape Survivors
The Fuller Project | Feature Story | June 2023
Corée du Sud : après #MeToo, le contrecoup antiféministe
Pivot magazine | Commentary | June 2023
South Korea’s Feminist 4B Movement: An Explainer
Service95 | Commentary | June 2023
Rencontre avec ces Coréennes qui ne veulent ni mariage ni enfant pour lutter contre le patriarcat?
Elle magazine | Commentary | June 2023
Will There Be Just 6 Grandchildren For Every 100 South Koreans?
BBC Radio 4 | Interview | June 2023
Ni citas, ni sexo, ni boda, ni hijos: coreanas que se plantan frente al machismo asiático
El Pais | Commentary | March 2023
South Korea Has the World’s Lowest Fertility Rate, a Struggle with Lessons for Us All
NPR | Commentary | March 2023
This Women’s Day, There Is Little to Celebrate in South Korea
Al Jazeera | Op-ed | March 2023
South Korea’s Feminist Wave Paves Way for Smaller — but Fairer — Society
The Telegraph | Commentary | March 2023
Why Are Fewer Babies Being Born in South Korea?
Deutsche Welle TV | Interview | February 2023
Women in South Korea Are on Strike Against Being ‘Baby-Making Machines’
The New York Times | Op-ed | January 2023
End the Patriarchy
Ms. Magazine | Commentary | Spring 2022
Feminism in South Korea After the Election of an Avowed Anti-feminist
France 24 | Interview | March 2022
South Korea Could Face a 'Long, Hard Winter' for Women's Rights under President Elect
NPR | Interview | March 2022
South Korean Feminists Brace for a “Long, Hard Winter” under a Right-Wing Leader
The Nation | Op-ed | March 2022
South Korea's Presidential Candidates Try to Woo 'Angry Young Men'
The Telegraph | Commentary | January 2022
A Vicious Anti-Feminist Backlash Stuns South Korea
The Globe and Mail | Op-ed | January 2022
Why South Korean Women Are Reclaiming Their Short Hair
BBC | Commentary | August 2021
South Korea's Women Fire Back
IPS Journal | Op-ed | August 2021
Flucht aus dem Korsett
IPG Journal | Op-ed | August 2021
Corée du Sud : médaillée d’or à Tokyo, An San moquée par des hommes pour ses cheveux courts
Le Monde | Commentary | August 2021
The Little Symbol Triggering Men in South Korea’s Gender War
The New York Times | Op-ed | July 2021
Koreanerinnen schweigen nicht längere
Welt-Sichten | Feature Story | February 2021
Book Coverage
Understand South Korea, a Success Story With a Dark Side
The Economist | May 2024
Twenty Incredible Books on Feminism and Patriarchy: 2023 and 2024
she geeks+ out | March 2024
International Women’s Day 2024: 30 People Defending Women’s and LGBTQ+ Rights Around the World
CNN As Equals | March 2024
15 Books Written by Women and for Women in 2023 You’ll Want to Add to Your Reading List
Tatler Asia | December 2023
The Best Books of 2023, as Chosen by The Economist
The Economist | December 2023
Interview: Memories of #MeToo Will Shape Coming Generation's Worldviews Despite Ongoing Anti-Feminist Wave
The Korea Times | October 2023
Feminism Without Borders: On Hawon Jung’s “Flowers of Fire” and Aviva Wei Xue and Kate Rose’s “Weibo Feminism”
Los Angeles Review of Books | September 2023
With Flowers Of Fire, Hawon Jung Tells a Story of South Korean Feminist Rebellion
Service95 | August 2023
Hawon Jung on Gender Disparity and Anti-Feminism in South Korea
The International Risk Podcast | July 2023
Book Review: Hawon Jung - Flowers of Fire London Korean Links | July 2023
Interview: Südkorea streitet über "kinderfreie Zonen" – dabei hat das Land die niedrigste Geburtenrate der Welt
Stern magazine | June 2023
In Conversation with Hawon Jung
9DashLine | May 2023
Korean Women Have Had Enough
ABC Radio National | April 2023
Flowers of Fire The Inside Story of South Korea’s Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women’s Rights Worldwide
Washington Independent Review of Books | April 2023
Inside the Fight Against Misogyny and Patriarchy in South Korea
The Economist | April 2023
‘Flowers of Fire’ Author Hawon Jung on South Korea’s Trailblazing Feminist Movement
Asia Society Magazine | April 2023
Climate Deal Done, Labor Dominance, #MeToo in Korea and How Sweat Could Help Your Anxiety
ABC triple j | March 2023
‘Flowers of Fire’ Review: A Compelling Exploration of South Korea’s Feminist Movement
The Harvard Crimson | March 2023
South Korea’s Feminist Wave Paves Way for Smaller – but Fairer – Society
The Telegraph | March 2023
South Korea’s F-word: Inside South Korea’s Feminist Movement
The Korea Herald Cover to Cover Books Podcast | March 2023
Hawon Jung, Writer of “Flowers of Fire”
KBS World Radio | March 2023
March 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us
Ms. Magazine | March 2023
She Said: 11 Books for International Women’s Day
The Zoomer Book Club | March 2023
“Le backlash anti-féministe a été vraiment brutal”: la Corée du Sud fait volte-face sur l’égalité
Les Glorieuses | February 2023
“The Anti-Feminist Backlash Was Really Vicious” Hawon Jung on South Korea’s Gender U-turn
Impact | February 2023
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2023
Ms. Magazine | January 2023
Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea’s Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women’s Rights Worldwide
Publishers Weekly | December 2022
AFP Reporting
South Korea's Quiet #MeToo Trailblazer Embraces Tough Fight
September 2018
Fighting For Justice in South Korea, Where Truth Can Be a Crime
July 2018
Rapes and Beatings: the Torments of South Korea’s Young Athletes
July 2018
'No Place For a Mother': South Korea Battles to Raise Birthrates
December 2018
Jobs for the Boys Under Fire in South Korea
November 2018
'Spycam Porn' Sparks Record Protests in South Korea
August 2018
Dark Side of Play for South Korea’s Female Game Makers
April 2018
Abused Actress Slams Kim Ki-Duk's Berlinale Defence
February 2018
The Woman Battling South Korea's 'Birth Strike'
January 2018
Battle of the Online Sex Crimes in High-Tech South Korea
October 2017
Civil Servant's Death Highlights World's Lowest Birth Rate
February 2017
On the Trail of South Korea's High-Tech Peeping Toms
October 2016
South Korea's 'Brave' Stay-Home Fathers
January 2016