Suncheon-si to Host Gender Equality Week Commemorative Events This Year

Towards a Better World, Towards Gender Equality

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 8th that it held the ‘2021 Gender Equality Week Commemoration Ceremony’ the day before at the Suncheonman International Wetland Center’s 3D Theater.

This year’s Gender Equality Week ceremony minimized in-person participation according to the social distancing level 3 guidelines and was conducted through a combination of online and offline participation.

Under the slogan “Towards a Better World, Towards Gender Equality,” the event featured awards for meritorious persons, commemorative and congratulatory speeches, a sand art performance on the theme of gender equality, and a mini-lecture by citizen gender activists.

Since 2019, the city has been operating a training course to cultivate citizen gender experts, and two graduates of this course were invited to give mini-lectures at this event.

They shared the background of their interest and activities related to gender and gender sensitivity, as well as their impressions, reflecting on the meaning of gender equality in everyday life.

In particular, the final performance expressed the image of boarding the Equality Train and traveling throughout Suncheon as a lantern of hope, adding enjoyment along with the message of equality.

Choi Kyung-hee, president of the Suncheon Women’s Association Council, said, “We will take the lead in creating an atmosphere where men and women understand their differences and respect each other,” and added, “We will actively work in cooperation with women’s organizations in various fields to establish a culture of equality throughout society.”

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “I reflected on everyday ceremonies such as weddings and funerals from the perspective of equality,” and added, “On the occasion of Gender Equality Week, I hope this will be an opportunity to reconsider the fixed gender roles and discriminatory elements in our society and to improve awareness in line with changing times.”

Meanwhile, to commemorate Gender Equality Week 2021, the city also held a side event, the ‘Exhibition of Promotional Materials for Creating a Gender-Equal Organizational Culture,’ from the 1st until the day before the ceremony.

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