Gwangju Seo-gu Re-certified as a 'Women-Friendly City'... Maintained Until 2027

Published 20 Dec.2022 15:20(KST)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim I-gang) announced on the 20th that it has been re-certified as a women-friendly city, having been finally selected in the women-friendly city designation evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, securing the qualification for the next five years starting next year.

This is the third time Seo-gu has been designated as a women-friendly city by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, following the previous designations in 2012 and 2017.

A "women-friendly city" refers to a city where women and men participate equally in regional policy and development processes, and policies are operated to realize women's empowerment, care, and safety.

In October, Seo-gu submitted the performance results of 12 representative projects based on the goal of creating a women-friendly city to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and after a document review and a non-face-to-face presentation, it was finally selected.

With the vision of creating and enjoying a women-friendly city together, Seo-gu established five major goals: ▲building a foundation for gender equality policy promotion ▲expanding women's economic and social participation ▲enhancing community safety ▲creating a family-friendly (care) environment ▲strengthening women's capacity for community activities, and received high evaluations for implementing various projects accordingly.

In particular, Seo-gu focused on strengthening the foundation for promoting a women-friendly city by organizing and operating a women's job and safety council, managing common performance indicators, and revitalizing the citizen participation group, which is a core axis of the women-friendly city.

Mayor Kim I-gang of Seo-gu said, "A women-friendly city means a city that is good to live in not only for women but also for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities," and added, "We will continue to make greater efforts to create a women-friendly city that residents can feel in their daily lives together with the community."

Meanwhile, on the 14th, Seo-gu held a performance sharing meeting with organizations carrying out the women-friendly village contest project to share the achievements of the year and discuss the development direction of women-friendly villages.