Kim Hyun-sook: "Men in their 20s need a compensation package for military service issues"

Kim Hyun-sook, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on the 8th, "I think a compensation package in some form regarding military issues is necessary for men in their 20s."

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On the same day, during a National Assembly interpellation, Minister Kim responded to a question from Heo Eun-ah of the People Power Party regarding fairness in military service, saying, "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration has made great efforts to correct such issues." Representative Heo asked Minister Kim, "Men who served in the military have had to endure humiliations like those who went on vacations. Has the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, which is dedicated to gender equality, ever raised this issue?"

Minister Kim emphasized, "When I met with men in their 20s, the part they felt most unequal about seemed to be the time compensation related to military service."

Representative Heo stated, "The women's organization cartel is a representative cartel that the Democratic Party and the Moon Jae-in administration have expanded comprehensively," and added, "Please reconsider the mandatory gender-sensitivity education, excessive additional points given only to women, and the forced gender-sensitivity budget." She also added, "I hope the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family apologizes for its past mistakes and is abolished as soon as possible with a repentant heart."

In response, Democratic Party lawmakers criticized, saying, "Is that something you should say as a woman?" and "You should be ashamed." Representative Heo countered, "I am a representative of the people, not of a specific gender. I have no intention of yielding to unjust attacks," and stated, "Unless the women's organization cartel, the main culprit of the disastrous gender conflict, is dismantled, our society cannot move forward even a single step."

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