Gwangyang Steelworks Hosts Special Lecture by Artist Park Hyeran for Families

Invitation of Female Scholar and Child Education Mentor Author Park Hyeran

Participation of About 350 Gwangyang Citizens and Gwangyang Steelworks Employees

POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jin-su), together with POSTECH Civilized Citizen Education Center, invited writer Park Hye-ran on the 4th to hold a special lecture for Gwangyang citizens and employees' families at the Baegun Art Hall in Gwangyang.

Under the theme of "A Life Growing Together with Children," the lecture discussed how parents can grow alongside their children in life, with about 350 attendees including Gwangyang Steelworks employees and local residents.

At the Gwangyang Steelworks special lecture on "Life Growing Together with Children," writer Park Hye-ran and lecture participants are having a Q&A session.
Photo by Gwangyang Steelworks

So far, Gwangyang Steelworks has actively reflected the corporate citizenship management philosophy by striving to present role models at the corporate level to address the low birthrate issue, and has joined forces with local governments centered in Gwangyang, where the plant is located, to create a child-friendly city.

Previously, last month at Baegun Art Hall, Gwangyang Steelworks invited parenting expert Lee Da-rang to conduct a parenting special lecture for employee couples and local residents.

In addition, the in-house Health Promotion Center provides customized psychological therapy for employees in various areas such as interpersonal relationship issues among family and acquaintances, job stress, parenting, and self-growth.

The lecture held that day was also expanded beyond employees to include Gwangyang citizens and their families, aiming to propose solutions in the era of aging and low birthrate and to explore ways for companies and local communities to coexist.

This lecture offered local residents an opportunity to reflect on child education and life as parents together with Park Hye-ran, Korea’s first-generation female scholar and a mentor in child education.

Participants shared their concerns as parents, saying things like, "I want to boost my child's self-esteem," "I want to become a mother with a strong heart to support my child's difficulties," and "While raising my child, I see myself existing only for the child; I want to know how not to lose myself," seeking advice during the session.

A local resident who attended the lecture said, "Since Gwangyang is located in a provincial area, opportunities to attend lectures by distinguished figures are rare, so I am grateful to Gwangyang Steelworks for making this meaningful lecture possible," adding, "Thanks to these special lectures, our region seems to be becoming a better place to live and a more child-friendly city."

Meanwhile, since 2022, Gwangyang Steelworks has established a honeymoon support fund of 2 million KRW and a baby’s first meeting gift worth 500,000 KRW, and operates systems such as ▲win-win joint workplace daycare centers ▲work-from-home during parenting periods without career breaks ▲maternity leave ▲infertility treatment, actively supporting employees’ marriage and childbirth.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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