Hwaseong City Receives Gyeonggi Province Gender Equality Award

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City received the 'Gyeonggi Province Gender Equality Award' at the '2023 Gyeonggi Province Gender Equality Week Commemoration Ceremony' held on the 1st.

The award is presented to individuals and organizations that have established legal and institutional measures or promoted projects for the realization of gender equality in accordance with Gyeonggi Province's Gender Equality Basic Ordinance, thereby promoting gender mainstreaming and gender equality in various fields. This year, Hwaseong City was selected as the only municipal-level government to receive the award.

In this evaluation, Hwaseong City received high marks for operating incentive systems for outstanding departments advancing women-friendly cities, deploying specialized personnel (gender experts) for implementing gender equality policies, designation as a women-friendly city in 2022, establishment of a joint response system between local governments and police departments for victims of sexual violence and domestic violence, operation of a Children and Women Safety Regional Alliance, and the promotion of women-friendly safe streets.

Park No-young, Director of the Women and Multicultural Affairs Division, stated, "Going forward, we will continue to show interest in spreading gender equality culture and promote gender equality policies in various fields to create a more just and equitable Hwaseong City."