The Cultural Frontline - Cho Nam-Joo: The untold story of Korean women - BBC Sounds

As the rise of feminism and the #MeToo movement continue to make a big impact in Korean society, we meet the women who are defying tradition in order to write their own narratives with their art. Cho Nam-Joo is the author behind the controversial novel, Kim Jiyoung, born 1982, at the centre of Korea’s new feminist struggle. She discusses how her book sparked a national discussion and why she’s telling the story of a very ordinary woman in order to challenge the country’s restrictive gender norms.