Gwanak-gu Launches the 4th Term of the Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group

On the 25th of last month, the 4th Gwanak-gu Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group was launched, consisting of a total of 86 members (48 existing members and 38 newly appointed members)... Serving as local experts to gather residents' opinions and conduct monitoring activities as partners in district administration... Designated as a Women-Friendly City by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2019 and re-designated this year

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) appointed the 4th term of the ‘Gwanak-gu Women-Friendly City Resident Participation Group’ on the 25th of last month, reaffirming its commitment to creating a women-friendly city centered on residents.

The Resident Participation Group plays a role in presenting constructive opinions on the creation of a women-friendly city, identifying gender imbalance factors and inconveniences in daily life, promoting balanced development, spreading a women-friendly local culture, and building consensus.

The district appointed 38 new members this time, including the existing 48 members appointed in December 2022, making the 4th term Resident Participation Group consist of a total of 86 members.

Over the next two years, as local experts for creating a women-friendly city in Gwanak-gu, the Resident Participation Group will belong to the subcommittees of ▲urban space and environment ▲work and care ▲safety and health ▲public relations, communication, and culture, performing various roles to spread a women-friendly local culture.

They will monitor unreasonable issues and gender imbalance factors experienced in daily life through collecting residents’ opinions and monitoring activities, discover improvement plans, and propose new initiatives and policy directions for the development of a women-friendly city to the administration.

Additionally, the Resident Participation Group will also participate in forming resident consensus and promotional activities to spread a women-friendly local culture.

Last year, the Resident Participation Group carried out various activities by subcommittee, such as ▲inspection of outdoor exercise equipment at Nakseongdae Park ▲monitoring of facilities at Samsung-dong Infant Forest Experience Center ▲monitoring of the incubating project for women victims of violence ▲checking promotional materials for sexist elements and expressions of gender stereotypes, and after consultations with related departments, improvements were made.

The district plans to provide related education and opportunities for social participation related to the creation of a women-friendly city to strengthen the activity capabilities of the Resident Participation Group.

Mayor Park Junhee said, “To realize a truly women-friendly city with gender equality, the will and participation of residents to discover and improve unreasonable systems experienced in daily life are important,” and added, “We will actively discover new women-friendly policies suitable for the times and work harder to create a women-friendly city where all residents are happy.”

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