Women leading the charge in North Korea’s private economy

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North Korea is starting to be noticed for something other than war, Stalinist-style control, and famine – it’s economic development. While officially there’s no private economy, the reality inside the hermit nation is different – and women are leading the charge, as Professor SeokHyang Kim, from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, told The Wire. (Image: David Stanley from flickr.com)

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