Oct. 18

• ●Aging Seoul rolls out 'playgrounds for seniors' The Korea Herald
  Seoul City will build senior-friendly playgrounds across all 25 districs as part of efforts to prepare for the capital's rapidly aging population, with nearly 1 in 5 citizens aged 65 or older.

Oct. 19

• ●Most people with cerebral palsy improverished, many isolated, study finds The Korea Herald
  More than 1 in 4 people with cerebral palsy are living impoverished, with many more in social or welfare blind spots, a study showed Sunday.
  
  

• ●Don't say 'others have it worse' to someone with depression, Koreans say The Korea Herald
  "There are people who have it worse" is the last thing many South Korean with depression want to hear.
  
  

• ●Women whose husbands do housework, have similar incomes more likely to want children: study The Korea Herald
  Women were more likely to want to get pregnant the higher their share of household income was, and the greater proportion of housework their partners did, according to a study published in the journal of the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education.
  
  

• ●4 out of 10 Koreans support abortion on demand: survey The Korea Herald
  More than 40 percent of men and women in South Korea believe in women's right to get an abortion on demand, a recent survey showed Sunday.

Oct. 21

• ●'Koreans know what it means to be a refugee,' says UNHCR chief in Seoul Korea JoongAng Daily
  UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi urged Korea to build an "efficient" asylum system by harnessing advanced technology as a nation that has a unique experience of overcoming mass displacement because of the 1950-53 Korean War.
  
  

• ●Despite ban removal, women's access to abortion pills faces legal void in Korea Korea JoongAng Daily
  Six years after Korea's Constitutional Court struck down the country's abortion ban, women seeking to end a pregnancy still face a legal void.
  
  

• ●More women than men donate organs in living donor transplants Korea JoongAng Daily
  More women than men have donated organs in living donor transplants in Korea in recent years, while more men than women have received them, according to government data.
  
  

• ●Study reveals stark gender disparities in Korea's National Pension contributions and benefits Korea JoongAng Daily
  A growing gender gap in Korea's National Pension scheme is contributing to a high poverty rate among elderly women, according to a new study on Monday.

Oct. 22

• ●Half of nurses in Korea report abuse, prompting urgent mental health response The Korea Herald
  In South Korean hospitals, nurses are being cursed at during surgeries, ordered to run doctors' personal errands and physically assaulted by patients' families.
  
  

• ●Korea to count same-sex couples as spouses in census for first time The Korea Herald
  Same-sex couples in South Korea can now be counted as "spouses" in the national census--a simple checkbox that, for many, marks long-overdue recognition in a country that still denies them legal marriage.
  
  

• ●For working parents, finding day care spots a frustratingly long, grueling experience Korea JoongAng Daily
  When Ms. Lee returned to Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, after years of living abroad, she looked forward to raising her 16-month-old daughter in her home country.
  
  

• ●Seoul Metropolitan Government Launches Mobile Clinics in Yeongdeungpo The Chosun Daily
  The Seoul metropolitan Government began providing mobile medical services three times a week for residents of Yeongdeungpo jjokbang village and nearby homeless individuals since the 20th of last month.
  
  

• ●Raising Older Worker Age to 60 Risks Reducing Employment Incentives The Chosun Daily
  The government is pushing forward with a plan to raise the age of older workers defined under the Act on the Promotion of Employment of Older Persons from "55 and older" to "60 and older."
  
  

• ●Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Launches Gender Equity Division The Chosun Daily
  On the 1st of last month, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family was relaunched under the new name "Ministry of Gender Equality and Family."
  
  

• ●For disabled drivers, self-service gas stations are anything but convenient Korea JoongAng Daily
  For tens of thousands of disabled drivers in Korea, a seemingly routine trip to the gas station may be anything but all because of how the system was built.

Oct. 23

• ●Korea's average wedding cost tops W21m The Korea Herald
  The average cost of a wedding in Korea has surpassed 21 million won ($14,700), according to a survey by the Korea Consumer Agency, which analyzed 504 wedding service providers across 14 regions.
  
  

• ●Gender Minister pledges to address inequality felt by young men The Korea Herald
  The newly renamed Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will respond to some of the backlas sparked by recent changes, and fears that addressing "reverse discrimination" claimed by men would dismantle discussions on structural discrimination women face in reality.
  
  

• ●South Korea's wage gap hits record as more seniors take low-paid part-time jobs The Korea Herald
  The wage gap between regular and non-regular workers in South Korea has reached its highest level on record, driven largely by a surge in low-paid, part-time jobs among the country's rapidly aging population.
  
  

• ●Tall order: More parents turn to supplements to boost children's height, to doctors' unease Korea JoongAng Daily
  Many Korean parents are investing in supplements to make their children taller, hoping to exceed the national average by five centimeters, while overlooking more fundamental measures like securing better sleep, nutrition and exercise--factors more consequential to healthy growth.
  
  

• ●3 in 10 middle, high schoolers report unhappy lives Korea JoongAng Daily
  Three in 10 middle and high school students in Korea believe they are living an unhappy life, while only 17.6 percent consider themselves happy, according to new research.
  
  

• ●Korea allows same-sex couples to check 'spouse' box on census for first time The Hankyoreh
  Korea will allow same-sex couples to identify each other as spouses for the first time in the Population and Housing Census that began on Wednesday.
  
  

• ●After year in limbo, gender ministry gets reboot The Korea Times
  After more than a year without a minister, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is returning to the spotlight with a broader mandate and a new leader.

Oct. 24

• ●Ongoing organ sharing database outage causes some transplant patients to jump ahead in line Korea JoongAng Daily
  Last month's government data center fire seems to be quietly disrupting critical functions of society.
  
  

• ●Loan delinquency rates climb among young people as employment numbers fall Korea JoongAng Daily
  Financial delinquencies among people in their 20s and 30s are emerging as a growing concern amid a steady rise in overdue loans across Korea's banking sector.