Choo Mi-ae Mentions Her Nickname 'Choo d'Arc' and Says 'There Should Be No Workplace Stress'

On the 20th, Gyeonggi Province held a '2026 Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Special Training for Executive Officials' at the Dasan Hall of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office, targeting approximately 200 executive officials including Governor Choo Mi-ae, vice governors, directors of divisions and bureaus, and department heads.

The training was designed to raise executive officials' sense of responsibility regarding sexual harassment and assault within organizations and to establish an organizational culture based on mutual respect and gender equality. The training was conducted by Professor Jang Jae-sung from the Department of Police Administration at Keimyung University, a specialist in integrated violence prevention education.

Governor Choo Mi-ae said in her opening remarks, "While awareness in our society continues to gradually improve, if we don't listen to lectures like this regularly, even unintended incidents can escalate into major scandals without our notice. A good workplace culture can flourish only when we prevent incidents that are unintentional or should never happen."

She then mentioned her nickname 'Choo d'Arc,' saying, "Even someone with such a nickname as myself wouldn't feel uncomfortable if the other person treated me with excessive rudeness. If the other person doesn't notice and doesn't correct their behavior, I want to point it out each time, but I've always been troubled about what wise ways to do this might be." She added, "I think such issues should be resolved quickly so they don't accumulate as work-related stress, which is why we are establishing a reporting system directly under the governor. I hope that in Gyeonggi Province, there won't be situations where such matters become workplace stress."

Going forward, Gyeonggi Province plans to strengthen sexual harassment and assault prevention education based on the principles of victim protection and swift and strict incident response, while continuing to enhance the sense of responsibility among managers and establish a gender-equal public service culture.