Research Analysis on Gender-Sensitive Policy Development and Implementation in Gyeonggi Province's Culture and Arts Sector

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Jeong Yun-gyeong, chairperson of the 'Gyeonggi Culture Policy Forum,' a research organization of the Gyeonggi Province Provincial Council (representing Gunpo District 1, Democratic Party), recently held a final report meeting on the research project 'Research Analysis on Gender-Sensitive Policy Development and Implementation in Gyeonggi Province's Culture and Arts Sector' at the Gyeonggi Province Provincial Council's First Conference Room.

The research project was planned to review the current status of gender-sensitive budget usage in Gyeonggi Province and provide proposals for revised or newly established ordinances and recommendations for the following year's budget through environmental analysis of Gyeonggi Province's culture and arts-related fields. The project was carried out over three months by the Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation of Hanshin University.

Professor Kim Ye-rang (Principal Researcher, Hanshin University) stated in the presentation that day that meaningful results could be derived through the research on gender-sensitive budget utilization in the culture and arts sector, a first attempt nationwide, and emphasized the need for follow-up policy research including in-depth research on gender-sensitive performance indicators and discovery of new projects. Following this, based on the research results, she proposed policies including ▲enactment of ordinances to promote gender-sensitive awareness in the culture and arts sector ▲establishment of a new department for comprehensive management of gender-sensitive projects ▲gender-sensitive survey and monitoring ▲gender-sensitive education for administrative systems and private institutions.

Councilor Jeong Yun-gyeong stated, "We plan to promote the enactment of gender-sensitive related ordinances based on the content of future research results, and we expect that research analyzing Gyeonggi Province's culture and arts policies and budgets from a gender-sensitive perspective will significantly contribute to spreading a gender-sensitive culture in the province's culture and arts sector."

The Gyeonggi Province Provincial Council's 'Gyeonggi Culture Policy Forum' includes Chairperson Jeong Yun-gyeong (Gunpo District 1), Kim Dal-su (Goyang District 10), Kang Tae-hyung (Ansan District 6), Kim Bong-gyun (Suwon District 5), Chae Shin-deok (Gimpo District 2), Moon Hyung-geun (Anyang District 3), An Gwang-ryul (Siheung District 1), Yang Un-seok (Anseong District 1), Oh Gwang-deok (Gwangmyeong District 3), Im Sung-hwan (Bucheon District 4), and Choi Man-sik (Seongnam District 1).