Uiseong County Newly Designated as a '2025 Women-Friendly City'

"Normalizing Gender Equality,
Toward a Safer Uiseong for All"

Uiseong County has been newly designated as a '2025 Women-Friendly City' by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, launching a five-year innovation roadmap to restructure all regional policies with a focus on gender equality. Uiseong County's proactive efforts to establish gender equality-based administrative capabilities, even among rural small and medium-sized local governments, have been recognized as a national achievement.

Designation of Uiseong County as a Women-Friendly City

Uiseong County has positioned the Women-Friendly City initiative as a core axis of its comprehensive development, systematically implementing policies across all areas, including expanding women's participation in the local community, creating a safe environment, supporting work-life balance, and strengthening the foundation for gender-sensitive policies.

The county received high marks for its continued implementation of practical, everyday policies such as discussion-based gender equality education by rank, programs to improve working conditions for female farmers, the creation of 'Safe Blossoming Villages,' operation of 'Our Child Emergency Care Centers,' and the expansion of 'Gender Equality Blossoming Villages.'

In particular, the establishment of a 'participatory gender equality model,' in which residents, participation groups, and the administration work together, was highlighted as a best practice that sets Uiseong County apart from other local governments.

On November 26, Uiseong County signed an agreement with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and will begin implementing mid- to long-term policies centered on the five main goals of the Women-Friendly City initiative.

Going forward, the county will carry out effective initiatives such as expanding the operation of Gender Equality Blossoming Villages, strengthening training and support for convenience equipment for female farmers, enhancing the living safety environment, expanding family-friendly care policies, and raising gender sensitivity among residents.

Uiseong County Governor Kim Jusu stated, "This designation as a Women-Friendly City is an achievement created by all county residents together," emphasizing, "We will develop Uiseong into a sustainable county where gender equality naturally permeates daily life and the safety and rights of all residents are guaranteed."

The designation of Uiseong County as a Women-Friendly City is seen as an example that even rural-based regions can advance policy frameworks for gender equality, care, and safety. Over the next five years, the county plans to accelerate the creation of 'Uiseong, where the quality of life changes' through gender equality-driven regional innovation.

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