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Nouveau texte de la page, après la modification (new_wikitext) | <br>By Hyonhee Shin<br> <br>SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.<br> <br>Yoon, who won an unprecedented tight March 9 election, had promised to abolish the government's gender ministry, a pledge that helped engage young male voters spearheading a backlash against feminism in South Korea.<br> <br>Fulfilling the pledge, however, requires approval from parliament, which is controlled by the Democrats, who currently oppose the idea.<br><br>Opinion within his own People Power Party (PPP), [https://kwork.ru/links/1017228/progon-khrumerom Заказать прогон сайта] meanwhile, is split amid concerns about further alienating women ahead of key local elections in June.<br> <br>Cho Eun-hee, a newly elected female PPP lawmaker, is among those calling for the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family's mandate to be boosted, via the creation of a new agency if necessary.<br> <br>"Despite its numerous positive functions, the ministry has been criticised for fuelling gender conflicts ... but it's not all or nothing, we need to gather wisdom to find a forward-looking alternative," Cho said.<br> <br>The ministry has become a lightning rod for an increasingly acrimonious gender debate in the country of 52 million where several inequalities remain - the women's labour market participation rate is below the OECD average and it has the worst gender pay gap in the same group.<br> <br>However, in a post-pandemic cutthroat job market, some young men feel that attempts to redress the balance have gone too far.<br><br>Mandatory military service for young men - and not women - has come under the spotlight, while measures such as financial subsidies for women living alone have been dubbed "reverse discrimination."<br> <br>Yoon, who also vowed to raise wages for military conscripts and scrap gender quotas for public sector jobs after he takes office in May, was backed by around 60% of male voters in their 20s.<br> <br>On the flipside, just 34% of women in their 20s voted for Yoon, defying pre-election polls projecting much higher support among that demographic.<br> <br>The Democratic Party, eyeing the gender issue as a driving force to regroup following the election defeat, has appointed as its new interim leader a 26-year-old feminist who has been a sharp critic of Yoon's policies.<br> <br>"FEMINIST RHETORIC"<br> <br>The origins of the ministry date back to 1988 when an office was set up under the prime minister to promote women's status in a male-dominated Confucian society, before it was scaled up in 2010 to incorporate broader gender and family affairs.<br> <br>While some blame its "feminist" rhetoric for stoking anti-men sentiment, it has also come under fire across the political spectrum in recent years for defending high-profile ruling party politicians accused of sex abuses.<br><br>It was also criticised for helping the outgoing Democrat Party devise policies during the election campaign, instead of remaining neutral.<br> <br>A Realmeter poll released in January showed around 52% of Koreans supported shuttering or refurbishing the ministry.<br> <br>"The ministry had failed to address calls for reform, which eroded public trust and raised concerns about intensifying gender divide," said Koo Jeong-woo, a sociology professor at Sungkyunkwan University.<br> <br>"Some people fear that they might lose their benefits and indispensable help, and that's where the president-elect should play his role, to alleviate their concerns."<br> <br>The ministry also works to prevent sex crimes and domestic violence and protect victims, and support children, single parent and other needy families - programmes supporters say would be undercut if parcelled out to other ministries.<br> <br>Many women are concerned scrapping the ministry would be regressive at a time when more work was needed on gender equality.<br> <br>"The ministry should be gone one day, but we are not there yet," said Kim Ji-yun, 22, who voted against Yoon.<br> <br>(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Additional reporting by Yeni Seo, Minwoo Park and Sunghyuk An; Editing by Jane Wardell)<br> |
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+<br>By Hyonhee Shin<br> <br>SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.<br> <br>Yoon, who won an unprecedented tight March 9 election, had promised to abolish the government's gender ministry, a pledge that helped engage young male voters spearheading a backlash against feminism in South Korea.<br> <br>Fulfilling the pledge, however, requires approval from parliament, which is controlled by the Democrats, who currently oppose the idea.<br><br>Opinion within his own People Power Party (PPP), [https://kwork.ru/links/1017228/progon-khrumerom Заказать прогон сайта] meanwhile, is split amid concerns about further alienating women ahead of key local elections in June.<br> <br>Cho Eun-hee, a newly elected female PPP lawmaker, is among those calling for the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family's mandate to be boosted, via the creation of a new agency if necessary.<br> <br>"Despite its numerous positive functions, the ministry has been criticised for fuelling gender conflicts ... but it's not all or nothing, we need to gather wisdom to find a forward-looking alternative," Cho said.<br> <br>The ministry has become a lightning rod for an increasingly acrimonious gender debate in the country of 52 million where several inequalities remain - the women's labour market participation rate is below the OECD average and it has the worst gender pay gap in the same group.<br> <br>However, in a post-pandemic cutthroat job market, some young men feel that attempts to redress the balance have gone too far.<br><br>Mandatory military service for young men - and not women - has come under the spotlight, while measures such as financial subsidies for women living alone have been dubbed "reverse discrimination."<br> <br>Yoon, who also vowed to raise wages for military conscripts and scrap gender quotas for public sector jobs after he takes office in May, was backed by around 60% of male voters in their 20s.<br> <br>On the flipside, just 34% of women in their 20s voted for Yoon, defying pre-election polls projecting much higher support among that demographic.<br> <br>The Democratic Party, eyeing the gender issue as a driving force to regroup following the election defeat, has appointed as its new interim leader a 26-year-old feminist who has been a sharp critic of Yoon's policies.<br> <br>"FEMINIST RHETORIC"<br> <br>The origins of the ministry date back to 1988 when an office was set up under the prime minister to promote women's status in a male-dominated Confucian society, before it was scaled up in 2010 to incorporate broader gender and family affairs.<br> <br>While some blame its "feminist" rhetoric for stoking anti-men sentiment, it has also come under fire across the political spectrum in recent years for defending high-profile ruling party politicians accused of sex abuses.<br><br>It was also criticised for helping the outgoing Democrat Party devise policies during the election campaign, instead of remaining neutral.<br> <br>A Realmeter poll released in January showed around 52% of Koreans supported shuttering or refurbishing the ministry.<br> <br>"The ministry had failed to address calls for reform, which eroded public trust and raised concerns about intensifying gender divide," said Koo Jeong-woo, a sociology professor at Sungkyunkwan University.<br> <br>"Some people fear that they might lose their benefits and indispensable help, and that's where the president-elect should play his role, to alleviate their concerns."<br> <br>The ministry also works to prevent sex crimes and domestic violence and protect victims, and support children, single parent and other needy families - programmes supporters say would be undercut if parcelled out to other ministries.<br> <br>Many women are concerned scrapping the ministry would be regressive at a time when more work was needed on gender equality.<br> <br>"The ministry should be gone one day, but we are not there yet," said Kim Ji-yun, 22, who voted against Yoon.<br> <br>(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Additional reporting by Yeni Seo, Minwoo Park and Sunghyuk An; Editing by Jane Wardell)<br>
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Lignes ajoutées lors de la modification (added_lines) | <br>By Hyonhee Shin<br> <br>SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's decision to use the country's gender wars as a campaign platform for his successful election earlier this month may have backfired.<br> <br>Yoon, who won an unprecedented tight March 9 election, had promised to abolish the government's gender ministry, a pledge that helped engage young male voters spearheading a backlash against feminism in South Korea.<br> <br>Fulfilling the pledge, however, requires approval from parliament, which is controlled by the Democrats, who currently oppose the idea.<br><br>Opinion within his own People Power Party (PPP), [https://kwork.ru/links/1017228/progon-khrumerom Заказать прогон сайта] meanwhile, is split amid concerns about further alienating women ahead of key local elections in June.<br> <br>Cho Eun-hee, a newly elected female PPP lawmaker, is among those calling for the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family's mandate to be boosted, via the creation of a new agency if necessary.<br> <br>"Despite its numerous positive functions, the ministry has been criticised for fuelling gender conflicts ... but it's not all or nothing, we need to gather wisdom to find a forward-looking alternative," Cho said.<br> <br>The ministry has become a lightning rod for an increasingly acrimonious gender debate in the country of 52 million where several inequalities remain - the women's labour market participation rate is below the OECD average and it has the worst gender pay gap in the same group.<br> <br>However, in a post-pandemic cutthroat job market, some young men feel that attempts to redress the balance have gone too far.<br><br>Mandatory military service for young men - and not women - has come under the spotlight, while measures such as financial subsidies for women living alone have been dubbed "reverse discrimination."<br> <br>Yoon, who also vowed to raise wages for military conscripts and scrap gender quotas for public sector jobs after he takes office in May, was backed by around 60% of male voters in their 20s.<br> <br>On the flipside, just 34% of women in their 20s voted for Yoon, defying pre-election polls projecting much higher support among that demographic.<br> <br>The Democratic Party, eyeing the gender issue as a driving force to regroup following the election defeat, has appointed as its new interim leader a 26-year-old feminist who has been a sharp critic of Yoon's policies.<br> <br>"FEMINIST RHETORIC"<br> <br>The origins of the ministry date back to 1988 when an office was set up under the prime minister to promote women's status in a male-dominated Confucian society, before it was scaled up in 2010 to incorporate broader gender and family affairs.<br> <br>While some blame its "feminist" rhetoric for stoking anti-men sentiment, it has also come under fire across the political spectrum in recent years for defending high-profile ruling party politicians accused of sex abuses.<br><br>It was also criticised for helping the outgoing Democrat Party devise policies during the election campaign, instead of remaining neutral.<br> <br>A Realmeter poll released in January showed around 52% of Koreans supported shuttering or refurbishing the ministry.<br> <br>"The ministry had failed to address calls for reform, which eroded public trust and raised concerns about intensifying gender divide," said Koo Jeong-woo, a sociology professor at Sungkyunkwan University.<br> <br>"Some people fear that they might lose their benefits and indispensable help, and that's where the president-elect should play his role, to alleviate their concerns."<br> <br>The ministry also works to prevent sex crimes and domestic violence and protect victims, and support children, single parent and other needy families - programmes supporters say would be undercut if parcelled out to other ministries.<br> <br>Many women are concerned scrapping the ministry would be regressive at a time when more work was needed on gender equality.<br> <br>"The ministry should be gone one day, but we are not there yet," said Kim Ji-yun, 22, who voted against Yoon.<br> <br>(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Additional reporting by Yeni Seo, Minwoo Park and Sunghyuk An; Editing by Jane Wardell)<br>
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