Lee Jae-myung: "I will actively reflect public-private-academic women's policy proposals in provincial administration"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, expressed his intention to actively incorporate the women and family policies jointly discovered by the public, private, and academic sectors into the provincial administration.

Governor Lee emphasized this at the 'Gyeonggi Province Women and Family Policy Discovery Forum Comprehensive Presentation' held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office on the 24th. About 50 people attended the presentation, including Moon Kyung-hee, Vice Chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council, Kim Seong-su, Vice Chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council Women, Family and Lifelong Education Committee, and Jeong Jeong-ok, CEO of the Gyeonggi Women and Family Foundation.

In his greeting, Governor Lee said, "There are many challenges our society faces, but the most important is restoring fairness," adding, "Fairness aims for substantive equality, and perhaps the most serious area is the issue of gender equality."

He continued, "I will carefully review the materials you have prepared and use this opportunity to enhance my perspective on equality and awareness of gender equality issues," promising, "Although Gyeonggi Province has limited authority and capacity, we will strive to adopt and implement feasible policies as quickly as possible."

The forum consisted of six agendas: ▲ Respect for sexual and reproductive health rights ▲ Guarantee of family diversity ▲ Elimination of gender wage gap ▲ Establishment of a gender-equal environment for working young women ▲ Strengthening of the public child care system ▲ Reinforcement of safety nets for children and youth in crisis.

The agendas were selected focusing on areas with long-standing social demands but little progress in resolution, or areas where administration has struggled to keep pace with rapid social changes.

The presentation was conducted by having each committee chair present the contents derived from several forums held by agenda, then delivering the policy tasks to Gyeonggi Province.

The province plans to thoroughly review the various policies discovered at the forum and reflect them in the provincial administration, while actively recommending improvements in legislation and implementation systems to the central government.

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