After supposedly inventing Mother 's Day in his country four years ago , North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has taken his unlikely stance on gender equality a step further . During a visit to an airbase yesterday , the despot hailed International Women 's Day by handing out free make-up and sending congratulations to the wives of airmen in honour of the occasion . While not meeting any of the men 's partners in person , he was said to have asked commanding officers to pass on his gifts of food and cosmetics . Unlikely feminist : Kim Jong-Un , pictured on a official airbase visit yesterday , is mobbed by female workers after publicly recognising International Women 's Day . His recognition of gender rights comes one week after female defectors in Seoul claimed women in North Korea do not receive sex education , are subjected to forced abortions and in the military are required to perform sexual favours on high-ranking men , the Independent reports . North Korean paper Rodong Sinmun recently put forward the country 's feminist credentials while criticising the 'discrimination against women workers protested in South Korea ' , who KCNA said were unable 'to live as human beings ' . Meanwhile , KCNA 's main report on the anniversary of 'Kim Jong-il 's work and International Women 's Day ' said the country had 'demonstrated its might as an example of the progressive women 's movement of the world under the wise guidance of peerlessly great men ' . 'The Korean women 's movement greets the heyday of its development as it is led by Marshal Kim Jong Un , ' it added before hailing Kim as the inventor of 'Mother 's Day , the first of its kind in Korean history ' - four years ago . Airbase visit : The leader told airmen to congratulate their wives and also gave them gifts of make-up . Pearls of wisdom : The secretive despot appears to offer advice to kitchen workers at the airbase unit . As well as his nod to International Women 's Day , the leader took the opportunity to heap praise on his late father Kim Jong-Il , noting his 'patriotism , faith , anti-imperialist class education and moral education ' , according to the Rodong Sinmun report . During the visit , the leader also demonstrated his green credentials after reportedly highlighting the need to develop wind , solar and geothermal energy to solve electricity problems . Much of North Korea 's 24 million population experience power cuts every day . Inspecting facilities : During the tour , Kim inspected a new power station and also took the opportunity to tour the site 's training facilities as well its washroom , kitchen , greenhouse and mushroom cultivation room . Green stance : Kim reportedly also highlighted the need to develop wind , solar and geothermal energy to solve electricity problems during a speech . The leader and his entourage are said to have flown to the site in his private plane - a Soviet-era IIyushin Il-62 . His visit to the secretive state 's air force unit was to inspect a new power station , but the leader also took the opportunity to tour the site 's training facilities as well its washroom , kitchen , greenhouse and mushroom cultivation room . Kim , who was educated in Geneva and is thought to be 32 , posed for photos with pilots , telling them they should always be ready for combat and reminding them of the slogan : 'We wait only for the Party 's order for missions ! ' Praised father : The dictator , thought to be 32 , also took the opportunity to mention former leader Kim Jong-Il 's patriotism , faith , anti-imperialist class education and moral education ' Defectors ' revelations : His recognition of gender rights comes one week after female defectors in Seoul claimed women in North Korea do not receive sex education , are subjected to forced abortions and in the military are required to perform sexual favours on high-ranking men .
North Korean reporters made reference to international event on air ##men visit . Dictator handed out make - up and told airmen to congratulate their wives . women 's news agency say Kim also covered Mother 's Day four months ago . Last week , female reporters spoke of the horrendous treatment of women in North Korea .