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 fundamental matters for the promotion of women's policies of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in accordance with the Framework Act on Women's Development and other Acts and subordinate statutes related to women. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 2 (Obligations of Metropolitan Government)
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Government") shall promote policies for the promotion of gender equality, the expansion of women's participation in society and the promotion of welfare, and fulfill its obligations prescribed by the Framework Act on Women's Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") and other Acts and subordinate statutes related to women. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 3 (Obligations of Citizens)
All citizens shall observe matters prescribed by the Act and other Acts and subordinate statutes related to women, and actively cooperate in the formulation and execution of women's policies of the Metropolitan Government. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 4 (Actively Favorable Measures)
The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor"), the head of an agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government (referring to an administrative agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government under Articles 113 through 116 of the Local Autonomy Act and the Secretariat of the Seoul Metropolitan Council under Article 90 of the Local Autonomy Act; hereinafter referred to as "agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government") and the head of a Metropolitan Government-invested institution (referring to a public enterprise established under the Local Public Enterprises Act, in which the Metropolitan Government has invested not less than 50 percent of its capital; hereinafter referred to as "Metropolitan Government-invested institution") may proactively take measures, to a reasonable extent, to promote women's participation in fields in which women's participation is noticeably inactive, as prescribed by the relevant Acts and subordinate statutes. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004; Ordinance No. 4588, Dec. 26, 2007; Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
CHAPTER Ⅱ WOMEN'S POLICIES
Article 5 (Formulation of Execution Plan for Women's Policies)
(1) The Mayor shall formulate and execute an annual execution plan pursuant to Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "execution plan") based on a master plan for women's policies pursuant to Article 7 of the Act, and include the following in the execution plan: <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 6 (Marking of Gender in Statistics or Materials)
The Mayor shall mark the distinction of gender in all kinds of statistics and materials subject to survey and management by the Metropolitan Government and the agencies belonging thereto for the formulation and execution of women's policies.
Article 7 (Provision of Information on Women)
(1) The Mayor shall collect, compile, and manage information related to women so that the most up-to-date information may be provided to citizens.
Article 8 (Assessment of Actual Results of Promotion of Main Policies)
(1) Where necessary, the Mayor may assess the actual results of promotion of the main women's policies of an autonomous Gu, agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government and Metropolitan Government-invested institution, and reflect the outcomes thereof in the assessment of the management. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004>
Article 9 (Events of Women's Week)
The Mayor may hold or support events to commemorate Women's Week (July 1 through 7 every year) pursuant to Article 14 of the Act and Article 26 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Decree"). <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 10 (Increasing Participation in City Administration)
(1) Where the Mayor or the head of an agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government establishes and operates various committees, etc. for decision of policies, he/she shall cause women to comprise at least 30 percent of members commissioned.
Article 11 (Promotion of Participation in Public Offices, etc.)
(1) The Mayor shall temporarily enforce a gender equality employment targeting system so that women or men may account for more than a fixed percentage of the number of people to be selected by trial execution phase to make both genders' opportunities to participate in public offices equal. The Mayor shall separately determine matters necessary for the execution of the gender equality employment targeting system. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004>
Article 12 (Improvement in Sense of Gender Equality)
(1) The Mayor shall promote and support projects related to gender equality so that education on gender equality may effectively be conducted at home, school and in society.
Article 13 (Improvement in Gender Discrimination, etc.)
(1) The Mayor, the head of each agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government and the head of each Metropolitan Government-invested institution shall establish a culture of gender equality in city administration by prohibition or prevention of gender discrimination in documents, meetings, working behaviors, etc.
Article 14 (Support for Economic Activities)
(1) The Mayor shall formulate a plan for supporting women in securing employment, starting a business, and other business activities.
Article 15 (Promotion of Welfare)
(1) The Mayor shall promote policies to meet demands on women's welfare according to changes in the social structure.
Article 16 (Childcare)
(1) The Mayor shall promote policies for childcare, such as the increase of day care facilities, improvement of quality of childcare, expansion of childcare after school, etc., and may partially subsidize expenses incurred in the establishment and operation of day care facilities within budgetary limits.
Article 17 (Establishment and Operation of Related Facilities)
The Mayor shall establish and operate facilities for the promotion of welfare and the development of ability of women, and matters necessary therefor shall separately be prescribed by ordinance of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Article 18 (Support to Organizations)
The Mayor may give administrative support necessary for the organization and activities of women's organizations, non-profit corporations or non-profit organizations located in Seoul to promote gender equality, encourage women's participation in society and promote women's welfare, and partially subsidize expenses incurred in such activities within budgetary limits or the Women's Development Fund of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"). <Amended by Ordinance No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004; Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 19 (Support of Volunteer Services)
The Mayor may actively promote related projects for the promotion of women's volunteer services and give support necessary therefor.
Article 20 (Support of International Cooperation)
The Mayor shall encourage women's participation in international organizations or international conventions and give full support to the international cooperation activities of women.
Article 21 (Operation of Windows for Collection of Opinions)
(1) The Mayor shall operate a window for the collection of opinions on women's policies, and examine the opinions presented and reflect them in city administration.
Article 22 (Commendation of Persons of Distinguished Service)
The Mayor may commend groups and individuals that have made a great contribution to promoting gender equality, increasing women's participation in society and promoting women's welfare in accordance with the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Commendation. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
CHAPTER Ⅲ WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Article 23 (Establishment and Functions)
The Women's Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") is hereby established in order to respond to the Mayor's requests for advice on the following matters:
Article 24 (Formation)
(1) The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 35 members, including two co-chairpersons and two vice chairpersons. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4212, Jun. 21, 2004; Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 25 (Term of Office of Members)
The term of office of a member shall be two years, which may be renewed, and the term of office of a member who fills a vacancy shall be the remaining period of his/her predecessor: Provided, That the term of office of a member who is a public official shall be the period for which he/she holds such office.
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 (Duties of Chairpersons, etc.)
The chairpersons shall represent the Committee and preside over its business, and the vice chairpersons shall assist the chairpersons and perform duties of the chairpersons on behalf of them where they are unable to perform their duties due to unavoidable circumstances.
Article 27 (Meetings)
(1) Meetings of the Committee shall be classified into a regular meeting and extraordinary meeting: a regular meeting shall be held twice a year, whereas an extraordinary meeting shall be called by the chairpersons where the chairpersons deem it necessary or where at least 1/3 of the incumbent members request the chairpersons to call a meeting. <Amended by Ordinance No. 3890, Jul. 16, 2001; Ordinance No. 4105, Jun. 16, 2003; Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 28 (Seeking Opinions, etc.)
Where necessary, the Committee may have public officials of the Metropolitan Government or an agency belonging thereto or experts related to the deliberation of agenda items attend a meeting to seek their opinions, or request them to submit necessary materials.
Article 29 (Subcommittees)
The Mayor may form and operate subcommittees on women's policies, gender equality, participation in society, welfare of women, etc. to study and examine relevant matters of the Committee by field. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4105, Jun. 16, 2003>
Article 30 (Detailed Operating Rules)
The chairpersons shall determine necessary matters concerning the operation of the Committee other than those provided for in this Ordinance following the resolution of the Committee.
CHAPTER Ⅳ WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT FUND
Article 31 (Establishment, etc. of Fund)
(1) The Mayor shall establish and operate the Fund to efficiently facilitate policies for the promotion of gender equality and women's development. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
Article 32 (Uses of Fund)
(1) The Fund shall be used for the following projects:
Article 33 (Management and Operation of Fund)
(1) The Women's Development Fund Operation Deliberative Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund Operation Deliberative Council") is hereby established to deliberate on the following matters concerning the creation, management and operation of the Fund: <Amended by Ordinance No. 4681, Sep. 30, 2008>
CHAPTER Ⅴ SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 34 (Entrustment of Business)
(1) The Mayor may entrust part of the business under his/her authority prescribed by this Ordinance to a corporation, organization or private individual and have it or him/her conduct such business.
Article 35 (Prior Consultation)
Where the head of an agency belonging to the Metropolitan Government or the head of a Metropolitan Government-invested institution formulates a policy which has important influence on the rights and interests and status of women, he/she shall, in advance, consult with the department related to women's polices and notify the department of the results of promotion thereof.
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