'Equal and Safe City' ... Gyeongnam Province Promotes Expansion of Women-Friendly Cities

Significant Expansion of Funding for Women-Friendly City Revitalization Projects

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 14th that it will expand women-friendly cities so that all residents can experience an equal, safe, and family-friendly environment in their daily lives.

A women-friendly city refers to a region that implements comprehensive policies from a gender-sensitive perspective to ensure consideration for socially vulnerable groups such as women, children, adolescents, the disabled, and the elderly.

This year, Gyeongnam Province has set "creation and expansion of women-friendly cities led and participated by residents" as a strategic task to drive the level of regional gender equality and has established detailed support plans.

Financial support for the activation projects of women-friendly cities will be significantly increased compared to last year to enable cities and counties designated as women-friendly cities to be stably re-designated in the 2nd and 3rd phases.

Financial support will also be provided to cities and counties preparing for new designation in the 1st phase to establish the promotion system.

In addition, to spread public participation in women-friendly cities, women-friendly city policy public forums will be held twice, in May and July.

This year, capacity-building education for the citizen participation group, which plays a central role in creating women-friendly cities, will also be newly promoted.

Han Mi-young, head of the Women's Policy Division of Gyeongnam Province, said, "We expect our region to become more equal and inclusive through the process of creating women-friendly cities," and added, "The province will fully support the designation of women-friendly cities by cities and counties and strive to improve the quality of life of residents."

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