• Headline: Korean Delegation Learns from Vt. Women
• Source: WCAX.com
• Date of Publication: July 23, 2009
• Summary:

Researchers from Seoul, South Korea, were in Vermont this week, learning about issues facing women and mothers in the United States. They discussed empowering women with former Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin at the Lund Family Center in Burlington.

The organizer of the visit says 70% of unmarried mothers in South Korea give up their babies for adoption or to institutions, because of a social stigma there of being a single mom. Advocates say that comparative success here is thanks to more financial and educational support from government and nonprofit groups. 

The group's visit to the United States also featured visits to Vermont family centers, the Statehouse in Montpelier, and the United Nations in New York City.

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