Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said today (9th), "The role of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is very important and needs to be expanded."
Prime Minister Kim attended the opening ceremony of the 56th National Women's Congress held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul today and said, "We will discuss various issues such as the world's unprecedented low fertility rate, women's career interruption, stalking crimes against women, cyber crimes, domestic violence, and sexual crimes. You have to think about it,” he said.
The Prime Minister emphasized the necessity of the leisure department while some in the political circles are raising theories about reducing or abolishing the leisure ministry.
Prime Minister Kim said, "For a long time, the Ministry of Leisure has worked really hard to create a 'gender-equal society in which both women and men respect each other and develop.' result,” he said.
Prime Minister Kim said, "The true value of 'great women' has been revealed during the Corona crisis that has lasted for nearly two years. “Many of the nurses and caregivers who fought on the front lines were women,” he said.
“There were many sacrifices and pains in this process,” he said. “As the role of caring is required at the same time at home and in society, the number of women with career breaks has increased and the economically active population has also decreased.”
Prime Minister Kim saidWe cannot talk about an inclusive recovery from COVID-19 if we leave the difficulties of women as they are. The government will definitely solve this problem," he promised.
“We will reflectively examine whether women’s policies are biased toward specific areas such as childbirth and care, which impair gender equality or place a greater burden on women,” he said. added.