Four Women Honored with '17th Suwon Women's Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City has selected Kim Myung-ran (53, chairperson of Suwon chapter, Gyeonggi Traditional Ritual Research Institute)·Yoo In-sook (55, representative of Lifelong Learning Practitioners)·Kim Ok-hwan (61, director of Sharing Love Dandelion)·and Park Chun-ja (77, advisor to Suwon Women Entrepreneurs Association) as recipients of the '17th Suwon Women's Award.'

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young presented plaques to the four recipients at an awards ceremony held in the main conference room of Suwon City Hall on the 2nd.

The Suwon Women's Award recipients were selected with one recipient in each category: ▲gender equality and women's rights advancement ▲expanded women's social participation ▲women's welfare promotion and volunteer service ▲and women entrepreneurs in regional community development.

The 'Suwon Women's Award,' established in 2005, is presented to Suwon women who have contributed to the advancement of the Suwon women's community and worked toward building a gender-equal society, and this year marks its 17th edition.

Meanwhile, Mayor Yeom Tae-young said, "We are currently living in an unprecedented era of division, confrontation, and conflict," and stated that "warm 'women's leadership' that communicates with an open mind is urgently needed at this time."

He continued, "I ask that you become a source of support so that women can participate more in city administration and raise their voices in all aspects of daily life," and promised that "I will carefully ensure that an environment is created in which women become true leaders of our society and can exercise their full capabilities."