Suncheon-si Holds Inauguration Ceremony for 2nd Women-Friendly Citizen Participation Group

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 10th that it held the "2nd Suncheon City Women-Friendly Citizen Participation Group Inauguration Ceremony" at the Suncheon City Hall large conference room on the 7th.

Since March, 45 Suncheon citizens who became members of the citizen participation group through an open recruitment will carry out activities for two years, including collecting citizen opinions related to women-friendly cities, monitoring activities, proposing improvements to local policies, discovering projects related to the creation of women-friendly cities, and serving as promotional ambassadors.

The inauguration ceremony proceeded in the order of awarding plaques of appreciation to the 1st citizen participation group, presenting appointment letters to the 2nd citizen participation group, congratulatory speeches, reading the pledge declaration of the 2nd citizen participation group, and a congratulatory performance.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said in his greeting, "Since the designation as a women-friendly city in 2016, we have been striving to ensure equal participation rights for male and female citizens in the process of promoting local policies and to promote policies for socially vulnerable groups such as women, the elderly, and the disabled," adding, "We look forward to the communication and cooperation of the 2nd citizen participation group to establish a culture of gender equality and create a women-friendly city that citizens can feel."

Meanwhile, the Suncheon City Women-Friendly Citizen Participation Group is divided into teams based on five areas of women-friendly cities: ▲ Establishing a foundation for gender equality policy promotion ▲ Expanding women's economic and social participation ▲ Enhancing community safety ▲ Creating a family-friendly environment ▲ Strengthening women's capacity for community activities, and plans to conduct activities such as discovering self-driven projects for creating women-friendly cities and policy monitoring.

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