Ministry of Land's Female Senior Officials Ratio Lower Than Government Average... Zero Female Heads in Affiliated Agencies

The proportion of female senior officials in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) was found to be significantly lower than the average for the entire executive branch. It was confirmed that there are no female heads among the major affiliated institutions of MOLIT.

According to the "Status of Female Officials (Employees) at Grade 4 and Above" submitted on the 13th by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Personnel Management to Kim Byung-wook, a member of the National Assembly from the Democratic Party of Korea (Bundang-eul) and a member of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, the proportion of female senior officials at grade 4 and above among all national public officials in the executive branch was 23.2% (2,356 out of 10,167 as of 2022), but the proportion of female senior officials in MOLIT was only 15.9% (56 out of 352 as of 2022). The proportion of female senior officials in MOLIT is 7.3 percentage points lower than the executive branch average.

The proportion of female public officials in MOLIT was also lower than the executive branch average. The proportion of female public officials in MOLIT rose from 23.8% in 2020 to 24.8% in 2021 and 26.2% in 2022, but the overall proportion of female public officials in the executive branch during the same period was 37.4%, 38.5%, and 39.2%, showing a difference of more than 10 percentage points. This suggests that opportunities for appointment and promotion of women to senior positions during personnel and recruitment processes in MOLIT are fewer compared to other ministries.

It was also confirmed that there are no female heads among the major affiliated institutions of MOLIT. According to a full survey by Assemblyman Kim Byung-wook’s office, as of September, among the 30 heads of MOLIT-affiliated institutions, including those under acting leadership, there were zero women.

Assemblyman Kim Byung-wook pointed out, "The proportion of female senior officials making key decisions within the ministry does not even reach the overall average of the executive branch, and especially, there are no female heads of MOLIT-affiliated institutions. Although it is understandable that traditionally there are more male officials in MOLIT due to the nature of architecture and civil engineering work, it is in line with the times to balance gender representation in MOLIT."

He added, "There is a need for MOLIT’s personnel policy efforts to expand the proportion of female senior officials, appoint female institution heads, and establish gender-balanced assignments."

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