Launch of Gangdong-gu Women's Rights Guardians

Taking the First Step Toward Creating a Women-Friendly City Led by Female Leaders... Declaring a New Beginning and Solidarity as Gangdong Women Contributing to the Local Community to Domestic and International Audiences

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon), the number one women-friendly city where women are happy, launched the Women’s Human Rights Guardians led by local private women on the 26th at the Gangdong Children’s Center.

The Gangdong-gu Women’s Human Rights Guardians hold great significance as residents directly participate in creating a women-friendly city and women’s safety village based on improving women’s human rights and spreading awareness of gender equality.

Unlike the existing government-led approach, the Gangdong-gu Women’s Human Rights Guardians, led by private citizens, publicly declared a new beginning and solidarity as Gangdong women contributing to the local community, and are expected to play an innovative role in improving residents’ human rights.

They are also predicted to be not only a clue to solving increasingly serious issues such as child abuse, sex crimes against women, and human rights violations of marginalized groups but also a new source of vitality and driving force.

An anonymous Gangdong-gu Women’s Safety Guardian said, “We want to create a safe and convenient city by respecting and caring for the socially vulnerable and women in our society and maintaining continuous communication with local residents,” adding, “I feel proud to contribute to this activity.”

The newly launched Gangdong-gu Women’s Human Rights Guardians will start organized and systematic activities under the active support of the district, divided into four areas including the 'Hope Plus Volunteer Group' launched in 2019, the 'Women’s Safety Illegal Filming Resident Surveillance Group' to prevent crimes against women using hidden cameras, the 'Family Human Rights Guardians' to prevent child abuse at home, and the 'Women-Friendly City Supporters' for creating women-friendly cities and women’s safety villages.

Choi Jeom-nam, head of the Women’s Human Rights Guardians, said, “We will strive to nurture and activate more female leaders contributing to our society in Gangdong-gu to create a safe Gangdong, an equal Gangdong, a livable Gangdong, a changing Gangdong, and a happy Gangdong together.”

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said with emphasis, “I feel both excitement and nervousness as we take the first step of hope,” adding, “I hope the Women’s Human Rights Guardians will play an active role in socially concerning issues and move forward for a happy Gangdong together, the Gangdong we dream of.”

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