In a society where established traditions have historically shaped gender roles, the Jeju-haenyeo culture has emerged as an exceptional phenomenon. Its inclusion on the UNESCO List of Intangible ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, follow a unique tradition to put food on the table: They freedive to ...

A couple of years ago, Melissa Ilardo found herself aboard a motorboat traversing the ocean around Jeju Island, which sits some 50 or 60 miles off the coast of South Korea. Before the vessel had even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Haenyeo (women divers) walk on the beach after diving on Jeju Island, South Korea, November 19, 2023. - ...

JEJU ISLAND, Apr 27 2025 (IPS) - Ahead of the 10th Our Ocean Conference, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Action,” comes a global call to protect the world’s oceans. The conference starts tomorrow ...

The average age of the non-Haenyeo Jeju women and Seoul women was also set to 65. This was to distinguish whether the diving-specific constitution of the Jeju Haenyeo was due to their genes or ...

The Haenyeo, a group of all-female divers from the Korean island of Jeju, are renowned for their ability to dive in frigid waters without the aid of breathing equipment — even while pregnant. A study ...

One of the biggest tourist attractions on South Korea's Jeju island is under threat. For years, visitors have been drawn to the island by a band of hardy local women called haenyeo, who make their ...

Feb. 12 (UPI) --South Korea's diving women are getting older as their population declines on the southernmost island of Jeju, according to government statistics. The island's capital Jeju City said ...

At 70, Lee Bok-Soo still descends into the cold waters off Jeju Island, holding on to a centuries-old practice that is now fighting for survival. As one of only 35 haenyeo left in her village, she ...

Jeju-do is the largest of Korean islands and lies between Korea and Japan. There, for hundreds of years, women dive without breathing apparatus, to the ocean floor and collect shellfish, octopus, and ...