SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK ORDINANCE ON GENDER EQUALITY
- Enactment No. 3657, Jul. 31, 1999
- Partial Amendment No. 3827, Jan. 05, 2001
- Partial Amendment No. 3890, Jul. 16, 2001
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 4050, Jan. 10, 2003
- Partial Amendment No. 4105, Jun. 16, 2003
- Partial Amendment No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 4284, Jun. 16, 2005
- Partial Amendment No. 4371, Mar. 16, 2006
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 4488, Apr. 05, 2007
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 4588, Dec. 26, 2007
- Partial Amendment No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 5272, Mar. 15, 2012
- Partial Amendment No. 5312, Jul. 30, 2012
- Partial Amendment No. 5409, Dec. 31, 2012
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 5930, May. 14, 2015
- Partial Amendment No. 6319, Sep. 29, 2016
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6386, Jan. 05, 2017
- Partial Amendment No. 6637, Sep. 21, 2017
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6851, Mar. 22, 2018
- Partial Amendment No. 6921, Oct. 04, 2018
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7044, Mar. 28, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7046, Mar. 28, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7156, May. 16, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7218, Jul. 18, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7229, Jul. 18, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7286, Sep. 26, 2019
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7423, Dec. 31, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7505, Mar. 26, 2020
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7779, Dec. 31, 2020
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7784, Dec. 31, 2020
- Partial Amendment No. 7916, Mar. 25, 2021
- Partial Amendment No. 8002, May. 20, 2021
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 8127, Sep. 30, 2021
- Partial Amendment No. 8138, Sep. 30, 2021
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for basic matters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government policies designed to promote gender equality by eliminating discrimination on the ground of gender, enhancing women's rights and interests, and expanding their social participation in all political, economic, social, and cultural mattersmatters in accordance with the Framework Act on Women’s Development and other statutes relating to women.
Article 2 (City's Responsibilities)
The Seoul Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the "City") shall implement necessary policies and prepare financial resources for promoting gender equality,, and fulfill its its duties prescribed in the Framework Act on Women’s Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") and other statutes relating to women.
Article 3 (Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities)
(1) All citizens shall have the rights to receive gender-equal treatment in all political, economic, social, and cultural matters.
Article 4 (Relationship with other Municipal Ordinances)
Where other municipal ordinances concerning gender equality are enacted or amended, they shall satisfy the purposess of this Ordinance.
CHAPTER II IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES
Article 5 (Formulation of Implementation Plans for Gender Equality Policies)
(1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") shall formulate and enforce implementation plans for gender equality policies for each year (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plans") based on the basic plan for women's policies referred to in Article 7 of the Act.
Article 6 (Establishment and Functions of Gender Equality Committee)
(1) The Seoul Metropolitan Gender Equality Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall be established to deliberate on and coordinate major matters on gender equality policiesies.
Article 7 (Composition)
(1) The Committee shall be comprised ofexceeding not exceeding 40 persons, including two
Article 8 (Term of Office of Committee Members)
Commissioned members shall serve a two-year term and may be recommissioned only once: Provided, That any member filling a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of his/her predecessor's term of office.
Article 9 (Dismissal)
In any of the following cases, the Mayor may dismiss a member of the Committee even while he/she is in office:
Article 10 (Duties of Chairpersons, etc.)
(1) The joint Chairpersons shall represent the Committee and preside over business of the Committee.
Article 11 (Meetings)
(1) Meetings of the Committee shall be classified asas regular meetings and extraordinary meetings.
Article 12 (Subcommittees)
(1) A subcommittee may be organized and operated in order to study and review affairs under the jurisdiction of the Committee for each field.
CHAPTER III GENDER EQUALITY PROMOTION POLICIES
Article 13 (Affirmative Actions)
The Mayor, the heads of affiliated agencies of the City (referring to affiliated administrative agencies of the City referred to in Articles 113 through 116 of the Local Autonomy Act and the Secretariat of the Seoul Metropolitan Council referred to in Article 90 of the Local Autonomy Act; hereinafter referred to as "affiliated agencies") and investment institutions (referring to public enterprises established under the Local Public Enterprises Act,, which have invested at least 50% of capital at market value) may take affirmative action, as prescribed by relevant statutes, to facilitate women's participation in fields in which female participation is clearlylackingclearly lacking, thus accomplishing substantial gender equality.
Article 14 (Expansion of Participation in City Administration)
(1) Where the Mayor and the heads of affiliated agencies establish and operate various committees, etc. to make policy decisions, they shall ensure that the proportion of women comprises at least 40% of the commissioned members.
Article 15 (Promotion of Participation in Public Service, etc.)
(1) The Mayor shall enforce the employment quota system for gender equality under Article 51-2 of the Decree on the Appointment of Local Public Officials for the open competitive examination for appointment of public officials in order to provide both men and women with equal opportunitiesies to participate in public service.
Article 16 (Promotion of Participation in Economic Activities)
(1) The Mayor shall establish the following policies to facilitate women's participation in economic activities:
Article 17 (Support for Work-Family Balance)
The Mayor shall formulate the following policies to
Article 18 (Equal Family Life)
(1) The Mayor shall establish policies necessary for equal family life pursuant to Article 5 of the Framework Act on Healthy Families.
Article 19 (Raising Awareness and Creating Culture of Gender Equality)
(1) The Mayor shall implement and support relevant projects so that education on gender equality can be smoothly carried out in families, schools, child care facilities for infants, social education facilities, and enterprises.
Article 20 (Prohibition, etc. of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment)
(1) The Mayor and the heads of affiliated agencies and investment institutions shall establish an equal city administration culture by prohibiting and preventing gender discrimination and sexual harassment in documents, meetings, types of types of work, etc.
Article 21 (Prevention, etc. of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Trafficingking Crimes)
(1) The Mayor shall endeavorendeavor to establish necessary policies to prevent domestic violence, sexual violence, and sexual trafficking crimes and to protect victims thereof.
Article 22 (Promotion of Women's Welfare)
(1) The Mayor shall actively promote policies to satisfy women's welfare demand following changes in the social structure.
Article 23 (Creation of Gender-Equal Urban Spaces and Facilities)
Where the Mayor creates and improves the following spaces, facilities, etc., he/she shall come up with improvement measures by reflecting gender-equal viewpoints and evaluating the results thereof:
Article 24 (Promotion of Women's Health)
The Mayor shall make an equal approach for men and women with regard to health care services, and establish and support policies for promoting women's mental and physical health care according to their life cycles.
Article 25 (Provision of Information on Gender Equality)
(1) The Mayor shall collect, accumulate,, and manage information on gender equality and provide the latest information to the citizens.
Article 25-2 (Dismissal)
Where a commissioned member is sentenced to imprisonment or higher, or unable to perform his/her duties due to a long-term prostration of mind and spirit, or deemed inappropriate to perform his/her duties as a member due to a long-term nonattendance. etc., the Mayor may dismiss him/her. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 26 (Evaluation of Performance Results of Major Policies)
(1) If necessary, the Mayor may evaluate and publicly announce the performance results of major gender equality policies of autonomous Gus, affiliated agencies, and invested and funded institutions (referring to invested and funded institutions falling falling under Article 2 of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Evaluation, etc. of Invested and Funded Institutions).
Article 27 (Events, etc. for Women's Week)
(1) The Mayor may holdhold or support events to celebrate Women's Week referred to in Article 14 of the Act and Article 26 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act.
Article 28 (Installation and Operation of Relevant Facilities)
The Mayor shall install and operate facilities designed to promote gender equality by eliminating discrimination on the ground of gender, enhancing women's rights and interests, and increasing their social participation; matters necessary therefor shall be separately prescribed by municipal ordinances.
Article 29 (Cooperation with and Support for Civic Society)
In order to promote gender equality by eliminating discrimination on the ground of gender, enhancing women's rights and interests,, and increasing their social participation, the Mayor may provide administrative assistance necessary for the establishmentestablishment and activities of women's organizations, non-profit corporations, and non-profit organizations located in the City, and may subsidize some of the expenses incurred in their activities within budgetary limits or within the limits of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Women's Development Fund under Article 38 (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund").
Article 30 (Support for Volunteer Services)
The Mayor may actively conduct volunteer service projects conductthat meet the purpose of this Ordinance, and provide necessary support therefor.
Article 31 (Support for International Cooperation)
The Mayor shall expand women's participation in international bodies or international conferences and actively support women's activities to strengthen international solidarity and cooperation aimed at promoting gender equality.
Article 32 (Citizens' Participation)
(1) The Mayor shall operate a deskdesk for receiving opinions on gender equality policies and review suggestions,, and reflect suchsuch in city administration.
Article 33 (Citations for Persons of Distinguished Service)
The Mayor may award citations to organizations, individuals,, and public officials under his/her jurisdiction who have contribute substantially substantially to promoting gender equality by eliminating discrimination on the ground of gender, enhancing women's rights and interests, and expanding their social participation, etc. under the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Citations.
CHAPTER IV IMPROVEMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES
Article 34 (Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment)
(1) The Mayor shall contribute to improving gender equality by analyzing and assessing, in advance, possible impacts on men and women, thereby eliminating gender discrimination factors in the process of formulating and enforcing policies under Article 5 of the Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment Act.
Article 35 (Preparation of Gender-Sensitive Budget and Settlement of Accounts)
The Mayor shall analyze impacts of a budget on men and women, and prepare a gender-sensitive budget and gender-sensitive settlement of accounts which reflect such impacts in financial management pursuant to Articles 36-2 and 53-2 of the Local Finance Act.
Article 36 (Gender-Sensitive Statistics)
Where human resources statistics are complied, such statistics shall be classified according to gender pursuant to Article 18 of the Statistics Act, and gender-sensitive statistics designed to show and correct gender inequality phenomena shall be calculated and disseminated proactively.
Article 37 (Support for Improvement of Effectiveness of Gender Equality Policies)
(1) The Mayor may subsidize a a budget for an entrusted consulting agency, etc. necessary for
CHAPTER V WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT FUND
Article 38 (Establishment of Fund)
(1) The Mayor shall establish the Fund to smoothly implement polices designed to promote gender equality.
Article 39 (Use of Fund)
(1) The Fund shall be used for any of the following projects:
Article 40 (Management and Operation of Fund)
(1) The Women's Development Fund Management Council of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund Management Council") shall be established to deliberate on the following matters concerning the raising and management of the Fund:
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 41 (Entrustment of Affairs)
(1) The Mayor may entrust some of the affairs over which he/she has authority prescribed by this Ordinance to a corporation, organization, or person to handle such affairs.
Article 42 (Prior Consultation)
Where the heads of affiliated agencies and investment institutions establish policies having a having a significant impactimpact on on the promotion of gender equality, such as eliminating discrimination on the ground of gender, enhancing women's rights and interests, and expanding their social participation, they shall consult with a department relating to women's policies and notify such department of the implementation outcomes of such policies.
Article 43 (Enforcement Rule)
Necessary matters other than those provided in this Ordinance shall be determined by municipal rules.
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