**U.S. Women Consider South Korea's "4B Movement" Post Trump’s Election Victory**

Following Donald Trump’s recent presidential victory against Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, driven significantly by the support of young male voters, some American women are looking towards South Korea’s "4B Movement" as a potential form of resistance. Trump’s presidency has been contentious, especially concerning women's rights, and his association with issues like sexual abuse and defamation have further heightened tensions.

The 4B Movement, originating in South Korea, is a feminist initiative that encourages women to reject men completely. This approach, known as the "4B Movement" due to its four tenets starting with the Korean syllable "bi" (meaning "no"), involves rejecting dating men (biyeonae), sexual relations with men (bisekseu), heterosexual marriage (bihon), and childbirth (bichulsan). Emerging in 2017 and gaining momentum during South Korea's feminist wave in 2019, the movement stands against the nation's deeply entrenched patriarchal and misogynistic norms.

The movement has largely proliferated online without a formal leadership, where women refer to themselves as "anonymous women" and provide minimal personal information. The tenets serve as a protest against pervasive issues in South Korea, such as gender-based violence, the gender wage gap—where women earned 31.2% less than men in 2022, according to KoreaTimes—and workplace harassment and discrimination.

South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has criticized the 4B Movement, suggesting it hampers "healthy relationships" between genders. Despite this, its influence continues, and some argue it is contributing to South Korea's declining birth rate.

In the United States, the discussion around the 4B Movement has surged on social media following Trump’s win. Trump and his vice president, former Ohio senator JD Vance, have both been controversial figures in the discourse surrounding women's rights. Vance's derogatory comments towards some women as "childless cat ladies" and Trump’s credit-taking for the fall of Roe v. Wade have amplified discontent.

The shocking statements from far-right personalities have only fueled the fire. In response, numerous women have expressed interest in adopting the 4B Movement stateside, likening it to historic feminist actions such as the sex strike depicted in the Greek play "Lysistrata." A social media user’s post, stating the need to "bite back" against misogynistic attitudes, has resonated widely, garnering nearly 450,000 likes. This emerging dialogue indicates a burgeoning interest in translating South Korea's feminist tactics to American soil amidst an increasingly charged political landscape.