Seoul City Achieves 100% Completion of Gender Sensitivity and Sexual Violence Prevention Training for Grade 3 and Above Public Officials... First Local Government to Publicly Report

Eradicating Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence in Organizations... Enhancing Awareness and Capacity for Gender Equality

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will disclose the completion status of gender awareness and sexual violence prevention education for public officials at grade 3 and above on the Seoul city website on the 13th. This includes 68 individuals, including Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, marking the first time a local government has done so.

This disclosure was prepared as a measure to eradicate sexual harassment and sexual violence within the organization and to strengthen public officials' awareness and capabilities regarding gender equality. The disclosed education completion status pertains to special training conducted in the first and second halves of last year for the mayor's office and public officials at grade 3 and above.

The first half training was conducted by Professor Lee Soo-jung of the Department of Criminal Psychology at Kyonggi University, and the second half training was led by Attorney Go Beom-jun. The sessions covered topics such as 'The Role of Managers in Creating a Gender-Equal Organizational Culture and Preventing Sexual Harassment,' 'Understanding the Legal Concepts of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence and Response Measures,' and 'Guidance on Seoul City's Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Prevention and Incident Handling Procedures.'

The completion status of gender awareness and sexual violence prevention education for Seoul city public officials at grade 3 and above is accessible to anyone on the Seoul city website. All 68 participants completed the training last year.

Meanwhile, Seoul City is promoting special measures to eradicate sexual harassment and sexual violence alongside the special training for public officials at grade 3 and above.

Kim Sun-soon, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Women and Family Policy Office, stated, “Seoul City will diversify the educational content and conduct continuous training, disclosing the results annually. We will do our best to show exemplary leadership from managers to ensure the eradication of sexual harassment and sexual violence within the organization.”

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