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Article: Women Power 3; Female Candidates Make Strides.
- Article from:
- Korea Times (Seoul, Korea)
- Article date:
- April 14, 2000
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The victory by several female candidates in Thursday's National Assembly elections showed that women can advance into the political arena which was previously believed to be tough to crack.
A total of 16 women, including those from the proportional representation, won assembly seats, accounting for 5.86 percent of the total 273 in the 16th National Assembly. The rate is nearly double the 3.01 percent from the previous term.
Given the fact that the number of assembly seats was curtailed by 26 from 299, Thursday's election outcome shows that women expanded their presence in the political community significantly.
A total of five regional female ...