In South Korea, gender wars heat up as presidential hopefuls court ‘antifeminist’ voters

• Years of slow but steady progress for women are at risk of being pushed back as two presidential frontrunners fight for what they see as a crucial ‘male’ vote
• Hundreds of women have rallied against the ‘election of misogyny’, in which divisive gender politics are raging on amid soaring personal debt, a decaying job market and stark inequality