Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group Public Facility Monitoring

Monitoring of 17 Facilities in the District Conducted Over 5 Days from August 28 to September 1 -

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) announced on the 11th that the Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group conducted monitoring to create public facilities that anyone can use equally without discrimination.

The "Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group" is an organization composed of local experts who carry out various activities such as collecting residents' opinions and monitoring to improve gender imbalance factors and inconveniences in daily life. Currently, a total of 33 residents are actively working to establish a women-friendly city.

To ensure successful monitoring, the Resident Participation Group conducted monitoring training and field practice on July 12th, and from August 28th to September 1st, they carried out actual space monitoring at a total of 17 locations, including social welfare centers and community service centers within the district.

The main monitoring items included ▲whether the external walkways of facilities were damaged ▲whether walkways were secured for wheelchairs and strollers ▲whether readable guide signs and braille blocks were installed ▲lighting and lock safety in restrooms ▲whether CCTV was installed in internal blind spots. The Resident Participation Group inspected the safety and convenience of the facilities from the perspective of socially vulnerable groups, and plans to report any problems and improvement requests found during the monitoring process to the responsible departments for reflection in district administration.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, "I thank the Resident Participation Group for their efforts toward gender equality in all areas of the community, from safety to residential environment, cultural and sports facilities, and job projects." He added, "We will continue to actively support the activities of the Resident Participation Group by supporting monitoring activities and promoting capacity-building education to create a women-friendly Dongdaemun-gu."

Dongdaemun-gu was designated as a Women-Friendly City by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on December 30, 2020, and is promoting various projects such as Safe Return Scouts, Safe Keeper Houses, and support for low-income single-parent families to create a safe and happy environment for women. On the 4th, the district also successfully held a Gender Equality Week event.

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