Park Ji-hyun "2030 Women Support Democracy with Desperation of Having No Retreat... Achieve a Meaningful Victory"

"Democratic Party Lost, but Women Achieved a Meaningful Victory"

Park Ji-hyun, Co-Chair of the Emergency Response Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea. / National Assembly Press Photographers Group [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Ju-hee] Park Ji-hyun, Co-Chair of the Emergency Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 31st, "Although the Democratic Party narrowly lost in the presidential election, our women achieved a very meaningful victory in the history of elections."

Park attended the "Discussion on the Meaning and Tasks of 2030 Women Joining the Democratic Party after the 20th Presidential Election" held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building and emphasized, "2030 women are stepping forward as the main actors of the Republic of Korea through inclusive and integrative politics against division and conflict. This was confirmed in the recent presidential election."

She said, "In the last presidential election, politics of discrimination and hatred made 2030 women shrink endlessly. It was hard to believe that it was 2022, as politics divided women and men, denied structural discrimination, and forced women's silence with discriminatory politics and hateful remarks. We supported the Democratic Party with a desperate feeling that there was nowhere left to retreat and did our best to help."

She continued, "After the presidential election, a hopeful march of women began with joining the party and running for office. Our 2030 women are taking the lead in planting inclusive and integrative politics in Korea against division and conflict," adding, "Some say that women in their 20s have outdated agendas and talk abstractly, but our women and youth explored the future with various topics such as disability, education, and human rights."

Park also spoke about her role as the Emergency Committee Chair, saying, "I know that a 27-year-old woman serving as the Emergency Committee Chair in the Democratic Party is an unprecedented and bold event. I hope such things will no longer feel awkward in the future," and emphasized, "If the Democratic Party does not change even with me here, I will work hard with the belief that it is entirely my responsibility."

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