Life Without Men: The 4B Movement

Learning from the history of Korean women to understand contemporary gender wars.

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editing by Danae O.

thumbnail by ‪@BABILA.‬ and Danae O.

voiceovers by heyhajpaj (TikTok) and Courtney Park (courtneeypark on TikTok) and also Danae for the wink sound effect

special thanks to Haeryun Kang, Nellie Karengo, Lily Alexandre, Hawon Jung

00:00 introduction
03:57 what is the 4b movement?
08:48 the marriage strike
23:09 women in korea: a brief history
41:17 missing the forest for the bears
1:03:58 conclusion: bottari

Selected Bibliography

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Jung, H. (2023). Flowers of fire: The inside story of South Korea’s feminist movement and what it means for women’s rights worldwide. BenBella Books, Inc.

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The Straits Times (2024). Only half of South Koreans willing to marry; fewer want kids. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/eas....

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This video brought back memories honestly by Yuvaltheterrible https://www.tiktok.com/@yuvaltheterri...

This comment pissed me TF off by Kyla Hsia https://www.tiktok.com/@kylahsia/vide...

Lee, W. (2019). Responding to Misogyny, Reciprocating Hate Speech - South Korea's Online Feminism Movement: Megalia. Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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