At a gallery in Seoul's trendy Gangnam district, the walls are lined with stark black-and-white photographic portraits of younger women. Some smile, some stare on the digicam impassively. How to meet a South Korean woman? How to impress her? Traditionally, she says, Korean women are taught that beauty is their greatest asset. By getting married, they will change that asset for social and economic status. Even today, such views have an effect on women's choices and choices associated to careers, marriage and motherhood. Rejecting magnificence requirements leads some women to insurgent against an…
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