Korean Women's Rights Promotion Agency Launches as Special Corporation After 10 Years: "Eliminating Blind Spots in Violence Against Women"

Integrated Victim Support
Expansion of Victim Support Facility Network

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Korea Women's Rights Promotion Institute is reborn as a special corporation after 10 years.

On the 7th, the Women's Rights Promotion Institute announced on the 6th that it will hold the 'Launch Ceremony of the Special Corporation Korea Women's Rights Promotion Institute' at Vivienne II in Jung-gu, Seoul, and begin full-scale operations.

The institute was a public institution under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family established in 2009, but it operated only as a government-subsidized and consigned project due to the lack of legal grounds. Once established as a special corporation, the institute will be able to operate stably with its own budget and personnel.

The newly organized institute will have 4 divisions, 1 office, 4 centers, and 8 teams, with a total staff of 104. To eliminate blind spots in violence against women and enable integrated victim support, the organization will be restructured from type-based support to function-based support, and will systematically promote the expansion of victim support facility networks and capacity-building projects.

Park Bongjeongsuk, President of the Rights Promotion Institute, said, "This is an opportunity to grow as a central institution for preventing violence against women and supporting victims," adding, "We will faithfully fulfill our role as a bridge connecting the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, victim support sites, and the public."

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