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PPP proposes bill barring proportional lawmakers from also holding Cabinet posts

The legislation was introduced in response to gender equality minister nominee Yong Hye-in's stated intention to retain her National Assembly seat even after being appointed to the Cabinet.

2026.9.4

Ex-partners tied to rise digital sex crime victimization

Former romantic partners were identified as perpetrators by 42.5 percent of female survey respondents who reported being victims of illegal filming or deepfake sexual abuse.

2026.6.23

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family at the government complex in central Seoul in 2022. [NEWS1]

Populism, grievance and online opinion drive campaign pledges to abolish Gender Ministry

Abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has resurfaced as a bone of contention in the ongoing presidential campaign.

2025.5.20

Students walk across a street near a middle school in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2024. [YONHAP]

A third of Korea's at-risk adolescents have felt 'depressed,' survey finds

A recent survey reveals that one in three at-risk adolescents in Korea experience depression, highlighting high social isolation and the need for increased support services.

2025.4.29

A caregiver and children walk into a kindergarten in Seoul on Feb. 11. [NEWS1]

Korea's gender equality index declines in 2023 amid public attitude changes, declining parental leave use

The Korean government’s national gender equality index declined in 2023, marking a drop for the first time since the index was published. Worsening public attitudes on gender roles and declining parental leave usage were cited as key factors.

2025.4.17

Hallway inside the office of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Welfare in February in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Gender Ministry accused of wasting taxpayers' money on empty minister's seat

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family faces criticism for wasting taxpayers' money to maintain the minister’s office despite the seat having remained vacant for over nine months.

2024.11.18

Gender Equality Vice Minister Shin Young-sook speaks during a meeting of the parliamentary gender equality committee at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Sept. 5. [YONHAP]

Gov't to disclose child-related workplaces hiring sexual offenders on websites

Information about whether sexual offenders are employed at child-related facilities will be available at the websites of local governments and regional education offices as part of efforts to ensure such offenders are not hired.

2024.10.15

Women protesters demand the Busan city government withdraw cuts to funding for gender equality on March 8, or International Women’s Day, in front of the city hall in Busan. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Korea's gender equality index improves, but glaring gaps remain

Gender disparities in Korea are widest in decision-making authority and narrowest in access to education and health care, the Gender Ministry said Friday.

2024.6.7

A sign of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family at Government Complex Seoul [YONHAP]

UN body says Korea should not abolish its Gender Ministry

A UN body called on Korea to scrap its plan to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in a report released on Monday.

2024.6.4

Children enjoy Parent's Day with their parents at a kindergarten in Gwangju in last May. [YONHAP]

Younger Koreans more willing to have children, survey says

Young Koreans are more open to having children than they were just several years ago, according to the latest government survey. Officials see the recent results as a hopeful indicator of a reversal in the country’s chronically low birthrate

2024.4.17