Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Holds First Meeting of Women-Friendly City Citizen Participation Group Council

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Forms Consultative Body with Representatives from 7 Regional Zones
First Meeting on the 26th... Regular Biannual Sessions Established

Minister Lee Jung-ok of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] The first meeting of the Women's Friendly City Citizen Participation Group Council will be held.

On the 26th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that it will form a council of the Women's Friendly City Citizen Participation Group, consisting of representatives from seven regional zones, and hold the first meeting at the Government Seoul Office.

The Citizen Participation Group Council aims to reduce disparities in citizen participation activities between regions and play a leading role in driving changes in local communities. It operates on a two-year cycle, with regular meetings held twice a year. The activity cases introduced at this meeting will be shared with other regions through a workshop in the second half of this year. Participating regions include Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, Sasang-gu in Busan, Suseong-gu in Daegu, and Buk-gu in Gwangju.

Minister Lee Jung-ok of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated, "The Ministry will strive to activate citizen participation in creating women-friendly cities and to spread excellent cases to other regions so that gender equality policies can be more deeply felt in citizens' daily lives."

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