{"id":3862,"date":"2018-09-12T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/?p=3862"},"modified":"2018-10-01T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T02:51:11","slug":"impoverished-rural-women3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2018\/09\/photo\/impoverished-rural-women3\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cN.Korea photo report\uff1eA Look at North Korea's Impoverished Rural Women (3) \"I hate farmers\" ... blatant marriage discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A woman carrying a baby looks for fallen corn in a harvested field. Photographed in South Hwanghae Province in October, 2008 by Shim Uicheon (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u25c6Women don\u2019t marry men from farms<\/h2>\n

I often ask this question when I have the opportunity to interview a women from North Korea.<\/p>\n

--Which is better? If you are married to a nice, diligent, handsome farmer or to a laborer from the city with a bad personality and poor appearance?<\/p>\n

Though I have asked dozens of women this question, they have all answered the same- that they would prefer the man from the city. Though the answer may be surprising, their reasoning is clear.<\/p>\n

\u201dIf you marry a farmer, it means you will become a farmer too. You will have to work until you die with your face sunburned and manage a meager living. No woman goes to a farm voluntarily. If you do not like the city man, you can divorce and live alone by supporting yourself.\"<\/p>\n

Is not there a chance for rural women to get to the city? I asked our reporting partner living in North Korea.<\/p>\n

\"It is possible to marry a worker and become a 'city resident' but those cases are very rare. Men too try to avoid marrying the daughters of poor farmers.\" (Yoo Min-tae)<\/p>\n

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A rural woman transports harvested beans in a cart. Photographed in a rural area outside Pyongyang in October, 2008 by Jang Jung-gil (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

Next page: During the farming season, women from the city are mobilized to work...<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the farming season, women from the city are mobilized to work. The people who were mobilized for weeding in the picture. Photographed in the northern region of June 2013 (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A rural area near Sariwon city, North Hwanghae province. A lone child keeps watch over a shabby house. Photographed in October, 2007 by Ri Jun (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A rural woman returning home during a power outage with water from a communal well in the village. Photographed in central North Korea in January, 2015 by \u2018Dandelion\u2019 (ASIAPRESS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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