K.N.C.W is ________________________________________________________________ Korean National Council of Women is a consultative body designed to assist a wide range of womens organizations. It was founded by women leaders, including the founding President Hwal-lan Kim, in 1959 to elevate the status of women and contribute to the betterment of the nation as a whole. At the present time, it is carrying activities as a collective representation of women’s NGO of Korea with 65 member organizations nationwide. Following the founding goals to respect the basic rights of people, to confirm that women have not only the right but also the duty to participate equally in all fields of life, and to contribute to national development and world peace, the Korean National Council of Women aims to promote friendly relations and cooperation among womens organizations, encouraging women to actively participate in achieving developing womens organizations and a just society, and reflecting the opinions of womens organizations in the government and society, it has played a crucial role as the focal point of the women’s movement in Korea. Further, the Council assumes a position of leadership in promoting womens development projects and policy recommendations to the government through the network with ICW. Oct, 2014 Korean Women’s Voice Contents • Message from the President | 02 | • Focus Issues | 04 | • 2014 Major Activities of KNCW | 07 | • News in Brief | 09 | • Plans for 2014 | 11 | • 65 Member Organizations | 12 | Message from the President 2 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ Upon Holding the 21st FAWA Convention in Seoul kncw.or.kr Oct, 2014 So far, women from all over the world have made a concerted effort to promote the status of women and to protect their human rights against social restriction and discrimination, and to draw the understanding and cooperation of the international society by raising womens issues as an imperative global agenda to be addressed. In Beijing in 1995, more than 40,000 women, including many government representatives, gathered from 189 countries and held the Conference on Women. This led to the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action which provided the basis for the global womens movement and for gender equality policies of each government, and urged the world to implement it. The Beijing Platform for Action declares that gender equality is a human rights issue, a condition for social justice, and the precondition for equality, development and peace, and aims at expanding womens participation in the decision making process of all fields of politics, economics, society and culture through the empowerment of women. The number of countries that recognize that gender equality is the precondition for development has gradually increased since the 95 Beijing Conference on Women, and in 2000, as international consensus was achieved on the necessity of gender equality and the empowerment of women for sustainable development and elimination of poverty, gender equality was adopted as the third MDG. With 2015 rapidly approaching, the international society and the womens movement continue to review and monitor the Kim, Jung-sook (Ed.D) President of Korean National Council of Women Message from the President 3 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the UN MDGs, establishing the direction for womens movement and womens policies. Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Conference on Women and the final year of the United Nations MDGs. As such, we are standing at the important point for evaluating the achievements so far and resetting the directions for womens movement in the future. The 21st FAWA Convention comes at an opportune time, and we must seize and utilize this opportunity to the fullest extent. There have been many obstacles in realizing gender equality in the Asia Pacific region, due to the stubborn adherence to patriarchal social norms and a generally low consciousness of womens rights in the region. Far too many women still suffer from poverty, disease, discrimination and violence at home and on the streets. Lack of access to education and lack of opportunity for advancement are among the many roadblocks to be removed. The theme of this years convention is the Empowerment of Women for Gender Equality in the Asia-Pacific Region. Achievements, regionally and globally, will be reviewed, obstacles will be identified, and ideas will be shared to provide future direction and the means for accomplishing objectives for the womens movement in the Asia Pacific region. Specifically, we will review the issues that women in the region are currently facing as well as on the newly emerging issues, in order to engage in in-depth discussion on the strategies for the empowerment of women to realize gender equality. We hope this will help women achieve equal opportunity in education and social advance, and expand their economic and political capacities. One of the most effective means of allowing greater opportunity for women is to expand their participation in the decision making process. By being part of the process rather than the mere result of the process, women can, and should, play a key role in opening the channel through which women can realize their full potential. I look forward to this Convention with keen anticipation, as I believe it will be valuable in our movement toward women’s development in the region. I therefore humbly solicit your enthusiastic support for what we hope to achieve. Thank you. N e w s l e t t e r Focus Issues Korean National Council of Women Spearheads Anti-Corruption Campaign: Ceremony to Recognize and Encourage “Clean Women Politicians” The Korean National Council of Women (President Kim, Jung-sook) successfully held the Anti-corruption Campaign Ceremony to help in the creation of a cleaner, more transparent, society. The ceremony took place at the Press Conference Room of the Press Center in Seoul at 2pm on June 25, 2014. Some 200 women leaders from various fields participated. Insightful discussions ensued, with a decidedly practical orientation on how to bring about meaningful transformation of the existing social and political environment. Transition from cultural norms and practices which are tacitly tolerant of corruption to a “cleaner” reality was examined under the theme “The Role of Women in Creating a Culture of Corruption Intolerance”. Receiving special attention at this symposium was a ceremony to acknowledge exceptional female civil servants who might be called “Clean Women Politicians.” These women were identified from the results of a nationwide survey focusing on corruption: sample size 4,000, conducted in April and May, 2014. They were awarded the “Plaque of Transparency” as a symbol of their commitment to an honest and open political system. Recipients of the Plaque of Transparency award were Congresswomen Eul-dong Kim, Hee-jung Kim, Sangjung Sim, and Seung-hee You; Chief of Busan Jung-gu Office Eun-suk Kim; Chief of Busan Sasang-gu Office 4 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ kncw.or.kr Oct, 2014 Focus Issues 5 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ Suk-hee Song; and Assemblywomen Bok-sil Kim and Chun-dan Moon. Following the awarding of plaques, there was a brief ceremony where further commitments to the principle and practice of transparency were made. Following the ceremony to honor clean women politicians, Chairwoman Kim, Hyun-sook of the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW) presided over the presentation of several scintillating papers and ensuing discussions. First, Professor Lee, Jong-soo (Yonsei University) presented a paper on “The Path to a Clean Society”. Citing various statistics, he argued that a vicious cycle is created by excessive government intervention and regulations which actually encourage corruption due to the deficiencies in institutional practice to punish corrupt individuals, as well as to prevent corrupt behavior in the first place. Stressing his point, he stated that the effectiveness of the various anti-corruption laws and regulations such as the Act to Prevent Corruption and the Act to Protect the Informants for Public Interest is severely limited due to the disparity between institutional operations and reality, where there is “a prevalent disregard of the public’s best interest and the widespread practice of bribery.” He concluded that all components of society – politicians, citizens’ organizations, the media, and academicians – should play a proactive role in the reduction of corruption. President Cho, Eun-kyung (EK Ethics and Knowledge Research Institute) continued with an analysis of the findings of this years “Survey on Citizen’s Attitudes Toward Corruption”. She stated that survey participants were fully aware of the low level of transparency in Korean society due to factors such as insensitivity to corruption, nepotism resulting from school connections and local connections, irrational laws and dysfunctional institutions. She also found that there was general agreement with the notion that the more women politicians, the more transparent Korean society would become. Cho concluded that diverse and active roles assumed by women would promote a political culture more intolerant of corruption, leading to greater transparency in political and social activities. President Lee, Sang-soo (Korea Public Trust Research Institute) in his presentation “The Role of Women in Expanding Practical Clean Culture” indicated that women in Korea are instrumental N e w s l e t t e r Focus Issues 6 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ kncw.or.kr Oct, 2014 in the creation of “clean culture” for various reasons. Lee claimed that women tend to be less affected by the corruption chain because they are generally freer than men from the impact of social networking which often leads to nepotism and paternalism. For better transparency, he claimed that we need to strengthen the capabilities to allow for effective internal audits, establish strong foundations for diverse corruption control systems and strictly implement them, and heighten public awareness of the merits of transparency through educational campaigns. He emphasized that the latter is not only the most cost effective way but also one of the most powerful tools to ensure future transparency in Korea due to the internalization of clean consciousness. President Joo, Junhui (Women’s Institute for Negotiation & Leadership) indicated in her presentation on “Women’s Role in Expanding Clean Culture,” that there is a pressing need for a broad-based social movement to promote transparency and raise ethical standards in society. Such a movement must work in tandem with the development of laws and institutions designed to combat corruption. She pointed out various elements of contemporary Korean culture that might be seen as corruptionfriendly-- collectivism, emphasis on relationship over justice, and existence of societal norms that seem to hold excessive regard for entertainment. Joo emphasized the role of women as mothers and wives in creating clean culture, and also advocated for a 30% quota for women in the cabinet, the national assembly, and other important decision making institutions. In concluding the symposium, President Kim, Jung-sook of KNCW said, “It is reported in the cases of many advanced nations that the more women participate in politics and business, the cleaner and more transparent the society becomes. It is therefore important to increase women’s participation, and women themselves should be aware of the need for, and advantages of, a clean society. It is imperative that women take the initiative in achieving this goal.” She continued, “KNCW will initiate and execute activities necessary to expand the concept and practice of clean culture in the future. A pro-active special committee will be formed to attenuate corruption and to implement and modify relevant policies and institutions in a concerted effort to expand clean culture.” President Kim ended by pledging that women, with the guidance of a well constructed Plan of Action, will realize great success in the clean movement, thus proving that women can play yet another vital role in advancing the national status and prestige. 2014 Major Activities of KNCW 7 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ The 6th nationwide local election was held on June 4 this year. There were 1,825 women candidates in this local election, excluding local education posts (superintendents and education committee members). This accounts for 20.69% of all the candidates, showing a 3.56% increase over the 5th local election held in 2010. The results of the 6.4 local election found nine women chiefs of basic local government (4.0%), 113 women congresspersons (14.3%), and 732 basic local assemblywomen (25.3%). Out of a total of 3,929 persons elected, women accounted for 854 persons or 21.74% of the total, showing an increase of 2.9% from the 2010 local election. The Korea National Council of Women (KNCW) has initiated and executed a diverse collection of activities to expand women’s political participation and to mobilize public opinion. Leading the way are projects to provide women’s political education and establishment of networks among women’s organizations. The “2014 Global Women Leadership Academy” was held for 2 months from June 2013 for the purpose of building the women talent pool to advance into the decision making posts of local governments, and to strengthen the networks among women leaders. Special lectures were conducted in 4 regions nationwide (Seoul Kyeonggi Incheon/Chungnam/Chungbuk/Busan), and subsequently in November, in-depth training for excellent women candidates was carried out to enhance results in local assemblies. Lectures on practical election strategies, policy formulation and assembly activities were highly regarded by the participants preparing for the local elections. On “International Women’s Day” on March 8, 2014, 100 women politicians were noted by women’s organizations from among the women leaders pool built by KNCW. 52% of the women politicians ran in the 6.4 local election and 34.61% of them were successfully elected. Furthermore, KNCW has made great efforts to enhance the empowerment of women, such as holding discussions urging the nomination quota system for women, and making joint declaration by cooperating with all the women’s organizations in Korea to prepare for the 6.4 local elections. N e w s l e t t e r Activities of the Korean National Council of Women to expand women’s political participation 2014 Major Activities of KNCW 8 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ kncw.or.kr Oct, 2014 The 21st FAWA Convention will be held in the Lotte Hotel Seoul (Sogong-dong) and President Hotel from October 14 to 18, 2014 on the theme of ‘Empowering Women for Gender Equality in the Asia-Pacific’. This specific convention will review the implementation of the MDGs in the Asia Pacific region facing 2015, which is the ending year of the UN MDGs, and will discuss women’s policies and future directions together. Established in 1959, FAWA draws its members from influential women’s organizations throughout the Asia-Pacific, including Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Convention is held every 2 years as an important opportunity to discuss significant issues relevant to the women of the region. The atmosphere of international cooperation allows for the multidimensional examination of problems and thoughtful consideration of broad-ranging solutions, suggesting the direction of women’s movement to pursue for the next two years. The preparatory meeting for the 21st FAWA convention was held at the President Hotel in Seoul, from February 5 to 8, 2014, attended by FAWA board members such as President Jung-sook Kim, Kristal Koga (former president of FAWA, Guam), Sara Mei Woo (FAWA Chief Vice President, Singapore), Betty Chang (FAWA Chief Vice President, Taiwan), Wendy Khon (FAWA Secretary General, Singapore), Akiko Otsuki (Issatsu no Kai President, Japan), and Shigako Koyama (Issatsu no Kai Vice President, Japan) as well as KNCW officers and staffs. The 21st FAWA Convention participants will hail from far and wide. Professional backgrounds will be diverse, with expertise and experience in various fields. With the common goal of realizing gender equality in the Asia-Pacific region, the convention will act as a springboard towards de facto gender equality. The 21st Convention of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Women’s Associations (FAWA) News in Brief 9 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ N e w s l e t t e r President Jung-sook Kim participates in the ICW Malta Conference President Jung-sook Kim, of the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW), participated in the ICW Board Meeting and Executive Committee Meeting (ECM), as well as the European Centre of the International Council of Women (ECICW), which all took place in Malta, from April 27 to May 3, 2014. At the Malta conference, reports were presented on the various activities carried out by ICW, as well on the results from the ICW workshop held at the 58th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) from March 10 to 21, 2014. President Kim briefed those in attendance on the activities of KNCW and the changes in the policies on women since the 2012 ICW Conference in Seoul, and had time to exchange information and present case reports to various female NGO leaders. Also at the ICW Board Meeting, Turkey was selected to host the 34th ICW-CIF General Assembly in 2015. After much discussion, ICW reached the conclusion that the international society should cooperate to protect women from all forms of violence, and to expand women’s participation in conflict resolution and peace-building. Furthermore, women’s organizations from around the world voiced that international governments should actively support and implement the seven resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council regarding “women, peace and security”. These seven resolutions are embodied in Resolution 1325 and its follow-up resolutions. The Graduation Ceremony for the “Work training and mobile contents education for the exchange of management experiences” project was held in the KNCW Auditorium on June 19. Project Team Leader Yoon-kyung Noh presided over the ceremony, and a special lecture was given by Instructor Young-hwan Lee. The ceremony concluded with the Pledge of Allegiance and the distribution of well-earned certificates of completion. This is yet another example of the great effort by KNCW to empower women. The theme of this unique education program, “Login to the SMART World”, was enthusiastically supported by the participants due to the practical orientation of the program, which enable women to efficiently carry out tasks and exchange information through the use of smartphones. Graduation Ceremony of “Work training and mobile contents education for the exchange of management experiences” News in Brief 10 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ Oct, 2014 kncw.or.kr On July 2nd, KNCW set in motion their organization to monitor energy conservation. This event took place in the auditorium of the KNCW building, and was an important component of the 2014 National Power-saving Summer Campaign. As the central organization of the NGO Council for the Power-saving Campaign, KNCW has actively held campaigns for saving energy since 2012, alongside other Korean NGOs. KNCW also initiated a campaign to express gratitude to those who took part in the campaign over the last three years and to continue on the energy-saving culture. Under the slogan “Thank You 26ºC”, KNCW espoused an actionplan of five practical and effective ways to save energy. KNCW plans to continue supporting the expansion of an energy conservation culture, and will cooperate with other NGOs so that this culture can spread nationally. Establishment of the Organization for Monitoring Energy Conservation and the Promotion of the National Power-saving Summer Campaign Participation in the New Korea Movement President Jung-sook Kim and vice-presidents of KNCW, along with other NGO presidents, participated in the May 26th inauguration ceremony of the New Korea Movement. The event was held in the international conference room of the Korea Press Center. The New Korea Movement started out from the tragedy of the Sewol Ferry, encouraging people to take responsibility as members of society by carrying out justice and getting rid of various evils in our country. The New Korea Movement was established in the hopes of bringing about positive change to the country by monitoring, constructively criticizing, and assisting the government for the betterment of society. This was made possible with the participation of all societal leaders from religious, educational, legal, and media circles, with KNCW as the representative of the women’s domain. With about 500 leaders from various parts of society attending, the ceremony consisted of a progress report, speeches by various leaders, and the presentation of the inauguration speech. Plans for 2014 - Low Carbon Green Growth Policy Project • Carry out nationwide training and campaign for Green Lifestyle - Projects to counter the issue of low birth rates • Publicize and formulate policy designed to impact low birth rates • Publicize the need for creating a healthy social environment for child birth and child rearing and train those who can enact this undertaking - Projects to help create an elder friendly society • Formulate policy to positively impact the general environment of the elderly • Establishment of monitoring systems • Training of monitoring staff - Projects to realize a more transparent society • Training and symposium on the role of women for a transparent society • Nationwide campaign to realize a more transparent society to promote national well being - Consumer project • Honorary monitoring of agricultural products • Monitoring of consumer food safety - Projects to promote women’s rights • Revise laws and institutions to promote the status of women and protect women’s rights • Support capacity development to expand women’s social participation 2. Other Business Plan - Organizations Business • 2014 General Assembly • Regular and Temporary Board of Directors meetings • Standing Committees • Special Committees - Women’s Policy Projects • The 49th National Convention of Women • Policy Roundtable inviting the Minister • Conference and Forum to commemorate 3.8 International Women’s Day • Other workshops and symposiums - Projects to Train Women leaders • Global Women Leadership Academy • Training of officers and leaders of women’s organizations • Training of staff of women’s organizations • Training of women volunteers - Publication and Publicity projects • Publish quarterly 『Women’s Voice』 • Publish Newsletters • Publish advertisement materials • Manage the website (Korean, English) - International Relations Projects • Participate in International Council of Women(ICW) meetings • Participate in Federation of Asia-Pacific Women’s Association(FAWA) meetings • Send representatives to the Commission on the Status of Women and hold NGO workshops • Prepare the 21st FAWA Convention 1. Business Plan 11 Korean Womens Voice ✱ ✱ ✱ N e w s l e t t e r 25, Hangang-daero 21-Gil, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, Korea (140-880) Tel: 82-2-794-4560 Fax: 82-2-796-4995 Website: kncw.or.kr E-Mail: kncw@chol ※ Publisher information : Publisher Jung-Sook Kim Editor Song-Hee Moon Reporter Ji-Hyeon Lee, Lahee Rhee 65 Member Organizations Oct, 2014 Organization Chairperson Korean Nurses Association Ok-Soo Kim Korea Womens Christian Temperance Union Young-Ju Kim Korea Midwife Association Ok-Kee Lee Womens Research Association Sung-Rim Lee Central Womens Association of Korea Choon-Hee Han BPW KOREA In-Sil Lee Korean Cosmetologists Association Young-Hee Choi Korea Womens Institute Don-Sook Choi Korean Women Pharmacitical Association Soon-Rye Kim Korea Food Development Center Seung-Choon An Korea General Federation of Womens Clubs Soon-Tae Cho The Korean Dietetic Association Kyeong-Sook Yim Korean Dental Hygienists Association Won-Sook Kim Housewives Association Concerned with HomeTown Soon-Hee Kim Korea-Japan Womens Association Yo-Shik Lee Korea-China Womens Exchange Association Young-Ae Ha Korea Womens Buddhist Association Hwa-Ja Kim Chundogyo Womens Association Soon-Chong Lee Women Interested in Nuclear Mi-Ran Choi Korea Women Inventors Association Eun-Kyung Cho Korean Advanced Women Farmers Federation Mi-Hee Hong Korean National Women Police Veterans Association Heui-Bok Lee Future Family Culture Association Wol-Pyo Hong International Womens Federation For Environment Soo-Ja Moon Korean Association of University Women Sang-Kyung Lee Zonta International 32nd District Hyang-Eui Chang Filial Piety and Love Practice Campaign Society Young-Leem Lee Korean Women and Politics Association Young-Hui Hyun Korean Youth&Women Culture Council Seung-Ran Hong Unification Korea Womens Conference Association Jung-Soon Lim Korea Textile Quilt Culture Association Soon-Hee Kim Korean Etiquette Institute Sang-Min Nam Korean Licensed Practical Nurses Association Hyun-Sook Kim Organization Chairperson Korea Women Aviation Association Mi-Young Kang Korea and America Montessori Association Soo-Eun Kim Korean Veterans Women Association Kyung-Ja Min The Opened Institute of Social Welfare Kyung-Ja Oh Korean Federation of Women Professors An-Keun Kim Korea National Defense Women Veterans Association Seok-Hee Jo Glocal Women Network Myung-Sook Koo Korea Womens Sports Association Young-Chae Kim Akia Jeoung-Suk Yim Korea Association of Single Parent Family Eun-Soog Hwang Korean association for the educator of young children Jee-Young You Korean Association of Administrative Professionals Min-Kyung Lee Seoul Federation of Womens Organization Jung-Eun Lee Incheon National Council of Women Bu-Hee Won Korea Jongie Jupgi Association Kyung-Hae Oh Saekdongmom Story Tellers In-Sun Ryu Global Image Consultant Association Yun-Ah Jung Jeonbuk Womens Group Association Jeong-Ja Kim Gyeonggi-do Womens Group Association Geum-Ja Lee Womens Organizations in Daejeon Korea Chae-Kyung Im Gang Won Provincial Council of Women Sun-Nam Choi Chungcheongbuk-do Council of Women Young-Hui Lee Jeju special self-governing province womens group Association Busan National Council of Women Soo-Ja Park Ulsan National Council of Women Deok-Chul Song Chungcheongnam-do Council of Women Dong-Su Che Jeollanamdo Council of Women Sun-Yo Hwang Gwangju Council of Women Young-Hee Park Gyeongsangnam-do Council of Women Min-Ja Park Gyeongsangbuk-do Council of Women Jung-Sook No Daegu Metropolitan City Council of Women Young-Soon Kwon Sejongsi National Council of Women Jung-Sook Sung Soon-Sun Lee
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