Ministry of Gender Equality and Family to Review Gender Equality Policies of 8 Ministries

Meeting of the Gender Equality Policy Officers' Council of 8 Ministries Held
Exploring Performance of Gender Equality Departments and Improvement Measures for Gender-Responsive Budgeting

Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, is delivering opening remarks at the 2021 Women's Organization Leaders On-site Communication Meeting held on the 24th at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 26th that it will hold a meeting of the Gender Equality Policy Officers' Council, consisting of eight ministries, to discuss the performance and challenges of gender equality dedicated departments.

On this day, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will explore the operational achievements of the seven gender equality dedicated departments established since 2019 and institutional improvement directions to enhance the effectiveness of the gender-responsive budgeting system. The Ministry operates the Gender Equality Policy Officers' Council meetings every two months, and policy planning officers from each ministry also participate in this meeting. The ministries participating in the council are the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Employment and Labor, Ministry of National Defense, Supreme Prosecutors' Office, and National Police Agency.

The gender equality dedicated departments are responsible for eradicating sexual harassment and sexual violence in their respective policy areas, improving policies from a gender equality perspective, and addressing structural and cultural gender discrimination in each field through gender-responsive education. In January last year, the 'Education Public Officials Act' was promulgated to ensure that no more than three-quarters of newly appointed faculty members at national and public universities belong to a specific gender, and a gender equality course for prosecution officials was also newly established.

Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, said, "We ask that the gender equality dedicated departments continue to actively strive to ensure that their policies and projects are implemented from a gender equality perspective," adding, "The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will also support the gender equality dedicated departments to play a practical role within their ministries."

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