This English translation is a summarized and edited version of the research paper “Daily Lives of North Korean Women and Gender Politics” by Jeong-ah Cho, Ji Sun Yee, and Hee Young Yi (Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification, December 2019). The analysis, comments, and opinions contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Korea Institute for National Unification.

1. Introduction 2. The Government’s (Re)naming of Women and the Gender Discourse 3. Women’s Labor at Work and Gender Hierarchy 4. Market Experience and Changes in Women’s Senses of Identity 5. The Weakening of the ‘‘Grand Socialist Family’’ and the Restructuring of the Family 6. ‘Romantic Love’ and New Generation Culture 7. Conclusion