Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Checks Local Governments' Sexual Violence Response Following 'Late Park Won-soon's Allegations'

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok is holding an emergency meeting with private members of the Committee for the Prevention of Violence Against Women at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 17th. This meeting was arranged to prevent secondary harm and the recurrence of similar incidents following the sexual harassment allegations against the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. /Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will hold the 'Provincial Directors' Meeting for Establishing a Regional Cooperation System for Women's Policies' at 2 p.m. on the 31st at the Government Seoul Office.

This meeting was organized to discuss the prevention and response to sexual harassment and sexual violence incidents, as well as discriminatory organizational cultures in local governments, following the recent allegations of sexual harassment by the late Park Won-soon, former Mayor of Seoul.

During the meeting, opinions will be gathered on local governments' procedures for handling sexual harassment and sexual violence cases, reporting systems, and victim protection measures, and discussions will be held on ways to improve gender-equal organizational culture and consulting support.

Minister Lee Jung-ok of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated, "To create a gender-equal organizational culture, it is crucial to communicate across gender and generations and to respond strictly and responsibly to issues of gender discrimination and sexual violence. Based on the discussions at today's meeting, we will create an environment where victims can work safely and continuously from the process of handling the incident through to after its conclusion."

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