Gwangju Seo-gu Council Surprises with 'International Women's Day' Event
Giving Bread and Roses to Female Employees
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Seo-gu Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City held a surprise event to celebrate the 113th anniversary of 'International Women's Day.'
According to Seo-gu Council on the 8th, the council distributed bread and roses to 11 female employees that day.
The bread and roses symbolizing International Women's Day originated in 1908 in New York, USA, when over 15,000 female workers shouted the slogan "Give us bread and roses," demanding survival rights and suffrage.
Subsequently, the United Nations officially designated March 8, 1977, as International Women's Day, and in South Korea, since 2018, Women's Day has been established as a legal commemorative day under the Framework Act on Gender Equality.
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Kim Taeyoung, chairman of Seo-gu Council, said, "We will strive to improve working conditions so that female employees do not face difficulties in their duties and to make the workplace enjoyable."
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