Gender Equality Art Contest for Children and Adolescents Under 24 Years Old Held

Gender Equality Art Contest Poster (Provided by Korea Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education)

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Korea Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education announced on the 25th that it will hold the 11th Gender Equality Works Contest for children and adolescents aged 24 and under.

The contest categories are as follows: for the Youth Division (ages 14 to 24), literary works with artistic value in either long or short form without genre restrictions; for the Children Division (ages 13 and under), submissions can be in writing or drawings.

Participants should incorporate messages promoting gender equality practice, improving gender stereotypes, gender discrimination, hate speech, and preventing gender-based violence such as sexual violence by critiquing, reinterpreting, or imagining alternatives based on gender sensitivity using their daily life and experiences as material.

Entries can be submitted individually or as a team and will be accepted from July 15 to July 31. After judging, the final results will be announced on August 26. Outstanding works will be selected in each category for Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Bronze Prize, and Honorable Mention.