Yongin Special City Selected as Gyeonggi Province's 'Gender Impact Assessment' Excellence Institution for 7 Consecutive Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Yongin Special City announced on the 8th that it was selected as an excellence institution for the 7th consecutive year at the 'Gyeonggi Province Gender Impact Assessment Policy Improvement Excellence Competition' held on the 5th at Dasan Hall in the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building.

Gender impact assessment is a system designed to meticulously analyze the impact that various policies have according to gender, eliminate factors of gender discrimination, and create a gender-equal policy environment.

At this competition hosted by Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Province Women and Family Foundation, 10 institutions selected through the first document evaluation phase presented their excellence cases. The city received an encouragement award through evaluation by professional judges and an audience evaluation panel.

The city has placed in the competition for 7 consecutive years, proving itself as a city leading gender-equal policies.

At the competition, the Youth Policy Division's 'Youth Participation Activation' project received high evaluation. Previously, the city has strengthened youth policy from a gender-equal perspective through four improvements.

Key improvements include △securing gender balance participation when appointing Youth Policy Coordination Committee members △prior gender impact assessment of promotional materials △gender-sensitive education for the Youth Side Character Challenge Project △consideration of gender ratio in festival planning task force composition.

A city official stated, "Seven consecutive awards represent recognition of the excellence of gender-equal policies that the city has consistently pursued," adding "we will do our best to systematically reflect a gender-sensitive perspective in city administration and create a city free from discrimination."