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Human Rights Watchdog Voices Opinion Against Abolishing Gender Ministry

Human Rights Watchdog Voices Opinion Against Abolishing Gender Ministry

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Human Rights Commission decided Friday to issue an official position recommending that it is better to restructure the gender ministry into an independent agency dealing exclusively with gender issues, rather than abolishing it. The commission decided at a board meeting to deliver the position to the National [...]

Gov’t Finalizes Reorganization Plan Abolishing Gender Ministry, Launching Veterans Ministry

Gov’t Finalizes Reorganization Plan Abolishing Gender Ministry, Launching Veterans Ministry

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The interior ministry announced a government reorganization plan Thursday under which the gender ministry will be abolished while the veterans affairs agency will be elevated to the ministry level and a separate body for consular services will be newly established. The plan, announced by Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, requires [...]

Yoon Calls for Quickly Coming Up with Road Map to Abolish Gender Ministry

Yoon Calls for Quickly Coming Up with Road Map to Abolish Gender Ministry

SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Monday to quickly come up with a road map for abolishing the gender ministry in line with his campaign pledge, his spokesperson said. Yoon made the remark during a policy briefing by Gender Equality and Family Minister Kim Hyun-sook at his office, saying she [...]

Over Half of S. Koreans Support Abolishment of Gender Ministry: Poll

Over Half of S. Koreans Support Abolishment of Gender Ministry: Poll

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A little over half of South Koreans support the abolishment of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family as proposed by the main opposition party’s presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol, a poll showed Wednesday. According to the Realmeter survey that asked 1,011 adults on Monday and Tuesday, 51.9 percent said [...]

Gender Ministry to Strengthen Family Care Service, Gender Equality Education

Gender Ministry to Strengthen Family Care Service, Gender Equality Education

SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s gender ministry said Thursday that it will make constant efforts to increase public awareness of gender equality and strengthen the social safety net for minorities this year. In a 2020 policy plan submitted to the presidential office, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said its yearly [...]