Ganghwa County Carries Out Grade 5 Personnel Reshuffle...Promoting Female Officials

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 31st that it will carry out a Grade 5 personnel reshuffle effective January 1 next year.

The transfer of 13 Grade 5 administrative officials is scheduled to align with retirements at the end of this year. In this personnel reshuffle, female officials made significant strides. At the launch of the 7th popularly elected administration, the proportion of female officials at Grade 5 and above in Ganghwa County stood at only 10.5%. As a result of continuous efforts toward gender equality, the proportion of female officials has been raised to 27%, including recent promotion decisions.

Notably, among 13 positions of eup and myeon heads that were previously considered the exclusive domain of male officials, female administrative officials have been appointed to 6 of these positions (46%) through this reshuffle.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "The British weekly magazine The Economist pointed out that the most undervalued natural resource in Korea is 'women,' indicating that the rate of social participation of Korean women is lower compared to developed countries. Since the glass ceiling appears more entrenched in public institutions, the representation of women in public institutions is directly linked to the nation's gender equality index," adding "We will make efforts to further increase the proportion of senior female officials, focusing on those with excellent performance and capabilities."