North Korean women wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. Picture: AFP
North Korean women wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. Picture: AFP
North Korea

When the dream dies: female North Korean defectors suffer prejudice in the competitive, self-absorbed South

Many North Korean women have escaped to the South via China, in search of freedom, happiness and a modern lifestyle. But the fantasy so often ends in disappointment

North Korean women wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. Picture: AFP
North Korean women wait at a bus stop in Pyongyang. Picture: AFP
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