Calls of International Female Civic Community for Digitalization and Women’s Human Rights: Highlighting the agreed conclusions of the CSW’s consideration
OH Kyungjin [Executive Director, Korea Women's Associations United]
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a global women’s human rights platform composed of UN member states, UN entities and NGOs to establish global norms and policies regarding gender equality and women’s empowerment to evaluate the progress in implementation. The CSW meeting is held in the UN headquarters and its surrounding areas for two weeks in early March every year and known to be one of the largest global conferences among other UN meetings as it gathers the most participants on a single agenda next to the UN General Assembly.
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The current development implies that the Korean government's policy direction, which is rapidly shrinking the space for civil society by increasing regulations and controls over civil society organizations, is going in the opposite direction of the 'international standards.' Kim Hyun-sook, who participated in the CSW67 as former Minister of Gender Equality and Family, has actively promoted the notion that the Korean government is working to strengthen women's economic empowerment policies and eliminate digital sexual crimes in the digital age. The Korean government, however, should clearly recognize the important roles and contributions of women’s civil society activities rather than just promoting its gradual progress made in digital-related laws and institution—resulting from the 'struggling efforts of women citizens and women's organizations'—as 'good examples' to the international community.
Calls of International Female Civic Community for Digitalization and Women’s Human Rights:
Highlighting the agreed conclusions of the CSW’s consideration
OH Kyungjin [Executive Director, Korea Women's Associations United]
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a global women’s human rights platform composed of UN member states, UN entities and NGOs to establish global norms and policies regarding gender equality and women’s empowerment to evaluate the progress in implementation. The CSW meeting is held in the UN headquarters and its surrounding areas for two weeks in early March every year and known to be one of the largest global conferences among other UN meetings as it gathers the most participants on a single agenda next to the UN General Assembly.
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The current development implies that the Korean government's policy direction, which is rapidly shrinking the space for civil society by increasing regulations and controls over civil society organizations, is going in the opposite direction of the 'international standards.' Kim Hyun-sook, who participated in the CSW67 as former Minister of Gender Equality and Family, has actively promoted the notion that the Korean government is working to strengthen women's economic empowerment policies and eliminate digital sexual crimes in the digital age. The Korean government, however, should clearly recognize the important roles and contributions of women’s civil society activities rather than just promoting its gradual progress made in digital-related laws and institution—resulting from the 'struggling efforts of women citizens and women's organizations'—as 'good examples' to the international community.