Mapo-gu, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's 'Women-Friendly City' Selected for 3 Consecutive Times: What's the Secret?

Mapo-gu Designated for the Third Time in 2022 Following 2012 and 2017... Results of 93 Women-Friendly Projects in 5 Areas Including Household Service Support and BPA Considerate Parking Spaces

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) has achieved the remarkable feat of being selected as a 'Women-Friendly City' designated by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for the third consecutive time.

With this certification, Mapo-gu will maintain its status as a 'Women-Friendly City' for five years from next year until 2027.

The 'Women-Friendly City' designation is awarded to local governments nationwide after evaluation and review of factors such as balanced participation of women and men in regional policy formulation and implementation, strengthening women's capabilities and expanding care support, and creating a safe urban environment.

Mapo-gu was designated as a first-phase Women-Friendly City in 2012, a second-phase Women-Friendly City in 2017, and this year, under revised evaluation criteria, it achieved the distinction of being newly designated again.

Over the past decade, the district has established legal and institutional foundations for promoting Women-Friendly City policies, including the Ordinance on the Creation of a Women-Friendly City in Mapo-gu (2012), the Basic Ordinance on Gender Equality in Mapo-gu (2013), and the Ordinance on Gender Impact Assessment in Mapo-gu (2016).

Additionally, to create a 'Women-Friendly City made together and enjoyed together,' Mapo-gu has implemented 93 women-friendly projects across five key areas reflecting local characteristics: ▲strengthening the foundation for gender equality policy promotion ▲expanding women's economic and social participation ▲enhancing community safety ▲creating a family-friendly environment ▲strengthening women's capacity for community activities.

In particular, high achievements were recognized in projects such as the establishment of the Mapo Companion Center to support autonomous women's lives, household service support for families with three or more children, operation of the 'Senior Center Kids Room' for vulnerable children during off-hours centered on the local community, and 'BPA considerate parking spaces' for infants' companions, pregnant women, and the elderly.

Mapo-gu was selected as an innovative case of resident-centered administration by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for its design patent and installation of 'BPA Priority Parking Spaces' for caregivers with young children, pregnant women, and the elderly.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “This designation as a Women-Friendly City is the fruit of the joint efforts of local residents and Mapo-gu to create a women-friendly city.” He added, “Mapo-gu will do its best to prepare policies for gender equality balance so that both women and men can grow into a happy city.”

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