The Women’s Committee of the National Assembly: "To Achieve Yoon’s Integration, Gender Equality Policies Must Be Strengthened... Preserving the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Comes First"
Regional and Gender Quotas as 'Seat Sharing'... The Ignorance of the Top Leader
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The Democratic Party of Korea's National Women's Committee stated on the 15th regarding President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's pledge to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, "To realize politics of national unity and cooperation, gender equality policies must be strengthened," and emphasized, "The preservation of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family should be actively considered first."
On the same day, the Women's Committee released a statement saying, "President-elect Yoon must listen to the criticism from women's organizations that he 'tried to erase the presence of female voters throughout the election process,'" and criticized, "The reason why women in their 20s and 30s turned away from President-elect Yoon is the result of disregarding women's lives while riding on hatred."
They continued, "The world divided by gender that President-elect Yoon and Representative Lee Jun-seok portray is very different from the world perceived by women," adding, "Even if President-elect Yoon, who has claimed that structural gender discrimination does not exist, abolishes the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and plans a more effective government organization, no one believes that unity and cooperation will be realized." They also pointed out President-elect Yoon's remark that regional and gender quotas are 'a form of seat-sharing that does not lead to national unity.' They criticized, "The ignorance and misunderstanding of the highest leader of the Republic of Korea regarding quotas is shameful."
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They further stated, "President-elect Yoon should actively consider preserving the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for national unity," and emphasized, "If he truly worries about the future of the Republic of Korea, he must devote all efforts to healing conflicts and divisions and strengthen gender equality policies. Furthermore, we hope he establishes a vision to realize a sustainable Korea based on gender equality."
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