According to The Guardian, Cho Nam-Ju’s Kim Ji-Young, Born 1982 is about sexual harassment and gender roles in the workplace and in South Korea as a whole. The book has received wide praise internationally, gaining fame as the #MeToo movement circulated throughout the world. She writes about the tough gender imbalances the younger generation of women face today. The book talks about the suppression of women’s rights, and how women deal with unfair work practices in a patriarchal society.

The book addresses sensitive topics like abortion and the horrors that some women face from men with authority. Even though the book’s main character, Kim Ji Young, was born in 1982, the book addresses sexual inequality and gender oppression that still occurs today. Even though there are more women’s rights laws set forth in Korea and protests by women, there are still unseen oppressions inside the workspaces in Korea and other countries around the world.