In the photo, women and men flock to a landmark in the capital city. In terms of gender equality, North Korea is highly patriarchal, The Guardian stated. If women visit other houses on January 1st, or if their husbands are seen in the kitchen, then these women are somehow degraded. Women, and not men, are expected to take care of everything that happens within the house.

One of the insights of a North Korean traveler in Quora stated that the main emphasis of the schools in the country is indoctrination to the regime. Lessons about the life and the greatness of the Kim family are a regular part of a school day. Rooms dedicated to the Kim family are even part of the curriculum. Most lessons are filled with ideological messages and travel lessons in English have a theme about traveling to Pyongyang. Literacy is high but the skill sets are ill-suited for the 21st century.