[Photo] Kim Young-jong, Jongno District Mayor, Attends Women-Friendly City Agreement Ceremony

Jongno-gu Mayor Kim Young-jong signed an agreement with Minister of Gender Equality and Family Jung Young-ae at the "Women-Friendly City Agreement Ceremony" held on the 29th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] On the 29th, Kim Young-jong, Mayor of Jongno-gu, attended the Women-Friendly City Government Award Ceremony and Agreement Ceremony held at the Government Seoul Office and signed an agreement with Jung Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family.

A "Women-Friendly City" refers to a city, county, or district where women and men participate equally in local policies and development processes, operating policies to empower women, provide care, and ensure safety.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has been designating Women-Friendly Cities since 2009 to create gender equality policies that local residents can experience.

In the case of Jongno-gu, as one of the pledges of the 7th elected administration, it proposed "Creating a Women-Friendly City Where Women Live Well" and has been promoting various projects with the goal of "realizing a truly gender-equal society."

Based on this agreement, Jongno-gu plans to carry out 13 projects under 5 major goals over 5 years with the vision of "An Equal Daily Life Created Together, Women-Friendly City Jongno for All."

Representative projects include the "Work Experience Project," which provides job training to women experiencing career interruptions and connects them to employment, and the creation of the "Empathetic Women’s Safe Village," applying Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) based on resident participation.

Also noteworthy are the "Jongno Travel (女行) Path" project, which studies and discovers the history of women active in the region, and the "Women’s Communication and Women-Friendly Space Creation" project, which establishes base spaces to support the activation of women’s activities.

Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, "I hope that the designation of a Women-Friendly City, following Child-Friendly and Age-Friendly Cities, will become a new driving force to improve the quality of life for all residents of Jongno-gu. We will apply the concept of women-friendliness throughout the district administration and implement gender equality policies that residents can feel in their daily lives."

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