Ministry of Women → Ministry of Gender Equality and Family → Ministry of Gender Equality, Family and Youth, Will the Name Change?
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] A bill to change the name of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Family, and Youth is being promoted.
The Administrative Safety Committee plans to hold the 1st Subcommittee on Bill Review at 10 a.m. on the 22nd to discuss a partial amendment to the Government Organization Act containing this content.
The bills to be submitted to the subcommittee are two proposals: one introduced by Rep. In Jae-geun of the Democratic Party of Korea in September last year, and the other introduced by Rep. Lee Myung-soo of the People Power Party in December last year. Both bills propose changing the name to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Family, and Youth, with the Minister of Gender Equality and Family becoming the Minister of Gender Equality, Family, and Youth, and the Ministry's ordinances becoming the ordinances of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Family, and Youth.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has been criticized for not including the word "Youth" in its name despite 35% of its total budget being allocated to youth policies and serving as the main government agency for youth affairs. Rep. In Jae-geun pointed out in the amendment proposal that "over the past 20 years, the main government department for youth policies has been changed several times, resulting in a lack of policy consistency in youth-related work, which needs to be improved."
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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family was launched in 2001 as the Ministry of Women, reorganized as the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2005 when it took on family affairs. However, in 2008, childcare and family affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, reverting it back to the Ministry of Women. In March 2010, family and youth-related affairs were again transferred from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, becoming the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family once more.
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