"Do you think the referee gave up?" (reporter)
"Yes, I don't want to do more." (Ryu support 現 billiards player)

Ryu Ji Won The former referee of the Korean Billiards Federation is currently a billiard player. I was proud that I was a good judge, and I tried harder than anyone. Ryu Ji-won was forced to return from the referee because of his skirt.

Before SBS launched its Free-Skirt campaign, the billiard controversy was in the billiard world earlier this year. The 2017 Billiards Federation Referee Chairman instructed female referees to wear skirts in the game. Billiard referees have a dress code that says 'dress up,' but no uniform is clearly defined.

Ryu Ji-won, the former referee, broke the instructions and wore pants. One year later, I was punished by the exclusion of participation from the 15 national tournaments. It meant three years of inactivity and career interruption. Ryu Ji-won's story was a series of sadnesses.

● The reason why you can't accept the skirt invitation of the Korean Billiards Federation?

Ryu Ji-won was the first female billiard referee to wear a skirt in 2014.
"It was experimental. You look pretty and you can see the referee correctly. So I tried it once, and I wore shoes, but the floor was slippery and inconvenient to work. Wear it. "

To see the billiard balls move in different directions on a large pool table, you had to be more agile. I sat up and woke up, leaned back, there was a lot of movement. You shouldn't be caught by the players. By the way, all the movements were not easy. The decisive reason for not wearing a skirt was that you couldn't concentrate on the work of the judges because you care about your clothes and others' eyes.

"Why did the referee tell me to wear a skirt?" (reporter)
"When the female referee wore a skirt, the reaction was good, and there were some judges who asked to wear a real skirt. There may be people who want to wear a skirt, but only those who want to wear it need to unify all the costumes of the judge. Do you need to force it? "

The chairman's skirt invitation (?) Doesn't make sense. No matter how recommended, was it necessary for the chairperson who had the authority to select the judges to be forced, or did all the female judges need to wear it, and above all, had to discipline three years for the exclusion of judgment?
Although the Korean Billiards Federation explained that it was "recommended" rather than forced, the explanation was different. It is up to the Referee Chair to select the judges for each game, and the judges will say "If you don't wear skirts, you will be judged" and "I will spoil you this time". I also checked the KakaoTalk conversation. Former judge Ryu decided that this was a real push.

● "I did a lot of work, but…"

The Tribunal could not discipline in the first place. When the referee filed a protest, the Korean Billiards Federation withdrew the discipline. Nevertheless, Ryu could not stand on the field.

"The jury must elect the referees for the game. If the commissioners recommend and assemble the referees, the list won't be filled with many votes. This list is reported to the chairman. To fix it. Put someone else here. "

The Chairman of the Judgment has been disciplined as 'Reproof'. I apologized for the unjust discipline he had given me and expected to return to work.

"Instead of apologizing, retaliation and intimidation were posted on the Judgment Board again." I advocate trying to find your rights, but it will be your responsibility. " Discipline, they received, but no one apologizes to pay the price ... The people who raised the problem is not doing all the judgment activities. All of the highest judges. "

Former judge Ryu Ji-won expressed that he had made a lot of efforts throughout that time. Since I couldn't see the British referees who believed only in the actions of the Federation, I asked for help from the outside. At first, I knocked on the door of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

"I put a complaint in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on the other side of it," We have no enforcement, we don't have the right to do anything. "So I didn't know why. There was also a complaint in the Labor Welfare Corporation, which concluded, “There is no employment relationship between the Korea Billiards Federation and the referee.” There was no compulsory force in the rights committee. There was everything, but the bat was just a punishment, 'Don't be punished by the Billiard Federation.'

The law or the system did not receive any help. That's why I came to this conclusion.

"There's nothing really that can't be done, and it's hard to express the frustrating feelings in words ... Then are we out of the law. The status of billiards judgement is ignored." "We're insignificant, and I thought this way."

● Sexual discrimination in the uniforms of the skirt, even workplace rectum

Prior to the free skirt campaign, SBS reviewed the uniforms of building information desk staff at Yeouido Station. 8 o'clock News ▶ (20/11/2019) 'Skirt' even in cold weather As mentioned in the case of sex discrimination companies and possible punishment, all the information desk staff were wearing skirts as promised, except for two hotels out of 20 large corporations, banks and securities firms. (Some people say that the reception desk staff is less active and can wear skirts, but they also have the right to choose the right outfit for the job.)

Some people kept two stoves under the table because they couldn't escape the wind coming in from the winter entrance. Some people had blankets on their knees when they sat on the chairs. Some were sitting in coats. But the receptionists say that no stoves or blankets can be seen from the outside, and that they can't wear warm clothes or shoes other than the company-issued coats. It's no more than a 'pretty and neat looking uniform' paid by the company. Excessive dress code on women is a serious form of gender discrimination, and no one raises a problem.
It wasn't just a problem for some female employees. In 2017, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family conducted a survey to discover the 'Special Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment' project. The best policy was to install dressing rooms and restrooms for female employees at the construction site, and the policy for selecting safe buildings for women living alone was jointly selected. The government and the people who proposed the policy showed that there is consensus and that gender discrimination should be reflected in the gender equality policy. However, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has not been able to start a preliminary investigation until two years later because of insufficient budget.

In March last year, the Democratic Party's Representative Nam In-soon stipulated gender discrimination due to dress code in the Bill on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Rights Relief.

Article 8 (Prohibition of Gender Discrimination in Working Conditions)
① The heads and employers of state institutions shall not discriminate in the working conditions such as working hours, education, training, placement, promotion, etc.
(2) The heads and employers of state agencies, etc. shall not discriminate in working conditions or working environments by requiring workers or workers to wear clothes not necessary for the performance of their duties for reasons of gender.

The bill is currently pending in Congress. It is likely that it will take a long time for laws and institutions to be created to state that excessive coercion of women's employees is gender discrimination and to hold them accountable for workplaces that do not respect them. The system also applies to workplaces, and it may take longer to hold responsibilities to those who do not.
Regarding Ryu Ji-won's story, there were many problems, such as gender discrimination in the workplace that imposes excessive dress code only on female employees, and harassment in the workplace that imposes and disciplines employees unfairly. This can be especially problematic if you enforce non-business related clothing or if your organization did not have a clear dress code. However, because there were no laws and institutions, I could realize that it was not just pursing or complaining that I did not receive help anywhere.

● "If small voices can gather and be a great force…"
We've been thinking a lot about what alternatives we can offer in this situation. The quickest solution is to listen to the company's own concerns about their uniforms, how they feel uncomfortable, and how to improve them. So, the company would ideally have an opportunity for employees to speak, and employees would be able to claim their uniforms as colleagues. If we are in a workplace that doesn't even create an atmosphere like that, we will be strong. (▶ SBS x Youth Project Homepage) As the last words of Ryu Ji-won, we convey our message.

"Now I can't judge or not, but I'm proud that Pride was stronger than anyone else, and I tried harder than anyone. I've been through this because of a skirt, but I've done my best and I can I think I did it.
Although the results were not satisfactory, the referee's committee is expected to be forced to wear skirts. I want to be satisfied that such an atmosphere has been established.
I hope you can live by saying that something is wrong, rather than shut up and say nothing. A small rights taker can also take the rights of others. If you're scared, you can also report anonymously. This world is not made by the powerful, but by the weak. I hope even small voices gather to be a big force. I will add strength. "