Junho Jung: "Will Reshape Gender Equality Administration with the Launch of the Integrated Special City"

Establishing a Women’s Education and Employment Platform

Introducing a Safe Return Home System

Launching a Digital Sexual Crime Response Center and Strengthening Women’s Safety Net

Expanding Public Postnatal Care Centers and Building a 24-Hour Integrated Care System

Raising the Proportion of Female Grade 5 Managers to Seoul’s Level

Junho Jung, a member of the National Assembly (Gwangju Buk-gu Gap) and a candidate in the Democratic Party’s primary for the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special Mayor, announced his policy pledges for women in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City in celebration of International Women's Day. He presented the establishment of a “Gender Equality Model House” as the city’s future vision and identified key priorities such as fostering female talent, ensuring safety, providing care, and innovating public sector personnel practices.

On the 118th anniversary of International Women's Day, Assemblyman Jung announced his women’s pledges, stating, “I will make Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City the first place to realize President Lee Jaemyung’s promise of a society where ‘differences do not become discrimination.’”

Jeong Junho, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

Assemblyman Jung criticized, “Over the past several years, the Yoon Sukyeol administration has led an unprecedented period of regression, removing women from policy discourse under the pretext of abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.”

First, to foster female talent in new industries, he proposed building an “Integrated Women’s Education and Employment Platform” by linking Gwangju’s artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure with Jeonnam’s emerging energy industries. Through this, he pledged to support women’s entry into future strategic industries and to create a flexible work environment that enables career women to balance work, childcare, and daily life.

Regarding women’s safety, he pledged to introduce an “Integrated Women’s Safe Return Home System” connecting all areas of Gwangju and Jeonnam, and to establish a “Digital Sexual Crime Integrated Response Center” to strengthen the response to digital sexual crimes.

As part of his care policies, he pledged to expand “Integrated Hub-type Public Postnatal Care Centers” and establish a “24-hour Integrated Care System.” Assemblyman Jung stated, “Just as Gwangju’s advanced infrastructure and Jeonnam’s abundant resources are shared, the Integrated Special City will also jointly shoulder the responsibility of care.”

He also proposed improvements to the public sector personnel structure. As of December 2024, the proportion of female managers at grade 5 or higher in Jeonnam was 27.7%, lower than in Seoul (40.7%) and Gwangju (40.3%). Assemblyman Jung announced that, upon the launch of the Integrated Special City, he would raise the proportion of female managers to the level of Seoul.

Assemblyman Jung stated, “Just as the ‘Revolution of Light’ that began at the Jeonnam Provincial Office in Gwangju in May 1980 became a milestone for democracy in Korea, the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City will complete that democracy through gender equality,” adding, “The fruits of integration will be translated into an improved quality of life for women.”

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