Seodaemun-gu Announces Call for Candidates for Gender Equality Award

Individuals and Organizations Selected for Contributions to Achieving Gender Equality

Exterior view of Seodaemun District Office.

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seong-heon) announced on the 26th that it will discover individuals, communities, organizations, and institutions that have contributed to realizing gender equality, expanding women's social participation, and promoting women's rights and interests, and award the Gender Equality Award.

The district will select about 10 recipients and present certificates of commendation at the 2024 Seodaemun-gu Gender Equality Week (September 1?7) ceremony scheduled for September 3 this year.

Candidates must have resided or been active in Seodaemun-gu for more than one year and have contributed to improving gender discrimination, creating jobs for women, spreading a culture of work-family balance, improving childcare services, supporting marginalized women, preventing domestic and sexual violence, discovering and nurturing women activists, among other achievements. However, those who have received the mayor's commendation within the past two years or have been awarded for the same achievements within three years are excluded.

Recommendations can be made by heads of institutions and organizations within Seodaemun-gu, community representatives, or at least five residents aged 20 or older who have signed together. Recommendation forms and achievement reports can be downloaded from the Seodaemun-gu Office website's public notice section, completed, and submitted along with supporting documents by visiting the Family Policy Division at the 3rd Annex of Seodaemun-gu Office, or via email or registered mail by 6 p.m. on July 22.

The selection of awardees will be conducted through the 'Seodaemun-gu Gender Equality Committee' and the 'Seodaemun-gu Public Evaluation Committee' and is expected to take place in August. For more details, please contact the Family Policy Division of Seodaemun-gu Office.

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