Keeping it in the family: consanguineous marriage and genetic disorders, from Islamabad to Bradford. In some South Asian, Middle Eastern, and north African countries, as many as half of marriages are consanguineous. 1 In Pakistan, half of the population marry a first or second cousin, more than in any other country.

Derived from deep-rooted patriarchal ideologies and practices, gender inequality in South Korea is consistently ranked as one of the highest in the world. While gender inequality remains especially prevalent in South Korea’s economy and politics, it has improved in healthcare and education.

The “M” refers to the pattern of employment over the course of a women’s life: the percentage of women employed rises significantly for women in their 20s but, due to marriage and/or childbirth, declines as women fall out of the workforce in their 30s and then rises again as women gradually rejoin the workforce …

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In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE–935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of Korea in 668—Kim (which means “gold”) was the name of a family that rose to prominence and became the rulers of Silla for 700 years.

Park or Bak (박), is the third-most-common surname in Korea, traditionally traced back to King Hyeokgeose Park (박혁거세) and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants. Park or Bak is usually assumed to come from the Korean noun Bak (박), meaning “gourd”.

Jeon (전), also often spelled Jun, Chun or Chon, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different hanja, each with different meanings and indicating different lineages.

Yang ([jǎŋ]; simplified Chinese: 杨; traditional Chinese: 楊; pinyin: Yáng) is the transcription of a Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China….Yang (surname)

Jeon (Korean: 전, 煎) refers to a fritter made by seasoning whole, sliced, or minced fish, meat, vegetables, etc., and coating them with wheat flour and egg wash before frying them in oil. Some jeon are sweet desserts; one such variety is called hwajeon (literally “flower jeon”).

Joon, also spelled Jun, Chun, or June, is a rare Korean family name, as well as a common element in Korean given names.

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