SEOUL -- During final exam season on college campuses in Seoul late last year, libraries and cafes were filled with students preparing for tests, except for a virtually deserted one: The grounds of Seoul's Dongduk Women's University, which was shaken by protests against the possible admission of men.
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South Korea women's school becomes nation's latest gender battleground
Dongduk Women's University students feel sidelined over possible admission of men
The main gate at Dongduk Women's University in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2024 is covered in slogans protesting a move to all male students at the school established in 1950. (Photo by David D. Lee)
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