"Inyo Han's remark 'Korea advanced because of smart women'... Lee Jun-seok asks, 'Will women's votes increase this way?'"

Inyohan, the Innovation Committee Chair of the People Power Party, mentioned in the media that "smart women have developed this country, not men," which former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok criticized by saying, "Break away from the simple prescription and prejudice that women's votes will increase if you do this."

On the morning of the 8th, former leader Lee linked a video edited with part of Chair In's remarks on his social media (SNS) and raised his voice, saying, "It is impossible to claim that the development of the Republic of Korea was achieved by a specific gender."

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He added, "For the party to win elections, gender discourse must not be swung back and forth. A consistent perspective must be maintained."

The remarks by Chair In quoted by former leader Lee were from KBS's 'Choe Gang Sisa,' made in response to the host's question, "Will women's voices be reflected in the third innovation plan?"

Chair In said, "It's not that women are specially treated or anything like that; they are young women. The very young generation is outperforming men. On the contrary, men in their 20s are somewhat pitiful. Because when it comes to exams, women tend to do better. It's because they are smart. So, it's not like selectively raising someone's hand. However, among OECD countries, the proportion of female leaders is terribly low in our country. That needs to go up. It's because Confucian culture still remains. Smart women, this country has developed because of our mothers. It is not a country developed by men."

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