Park Ji-hyun "Yoon Administration Trying to Erase Women... 'Incest' Needed"

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On March 8, in celebration of 'International Women's Day,' former Democratic Party Emergency Committee member Park Ji-hyun raised her voice, stating that "the revision of the non-consensual intercourse (bidonggan) law is necessary."

Former Emergency Committee member Park stated on her social media (SNS) on the 8th, "We must move toward a nation that respects individual human rights through institutionalization," expressing this view.

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on January 26 through the '3rd Basic Plan for Gender Equality Policy' that it would consider introducing the 'non-consensual intercourse crime' to punish sexual intercourse without consent as rape. However, it was withdrawn after 9 hours due to opposition from the Ministry of Justice and the ruling party. At that time, former Emergency Committee member Park also raised her voice on SNS, saying, "If sexual intercourse without consent is not rape, then what is it?" and called it "an atrocity that regresses women's human rights."

She also pointed out the issue of the gender wage gap. She said, "Last Saturday, I participated in the 38th Korea Women's Conference. I felt the passionate energy of us women acting against the Yoon Seok-yeol administration that tries to erase women," adding, "According to data released today, the average wage of female workers is 65% of that of male workers. We need to disclose the wage table and reduce inequality before it gets any later." According to a report titled 'Gender Wage Gap and Gender Equality Wage Disclosure System' published that day by the Democratic Labor Research Institute affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the average monthly wage of female workers last year was 2.2 million won, which was only 64.9% of the male workers' 3.39 million won.

She urged the Democratic Party to expedite the promotion of the 'Anti-Discrimination Act,' which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, and other factors. She raised her voice, saying, "The Democratic Party must not delay the promise of the Anti-Discrimination Act any longer. We must pursue equality for all. That is the world we want." The Anti-Discrimination Act began its first discussion in the Legislation and Judiciary Committee 15 years after its proposal in December last year but was not submitted to the subcommittee.