DAEGU, South Korea -- As campaigners around the world mark International Women's Day on Saturday with marches and celebrations, Shin Gyeong-ja will be doing what she does nearly every weekend -- clocking in for another long shift in the produce section of a big-box retailer.
Many women in South Korea only enter the workforce after raising children, often limiting them to low-paid jobs with minimal benefits in industries like retail. From left: Jung Hong-young, Shin Gyeong-ja and Yang Eun-young pose in front of the stores where they work in Daegu, South Korea, on March 7. (Source photos by Jean Chung)
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