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Gwangju City News From the Gwangju Metropolitan City website (http://gwangju.go.kr)
www.gwangjunewsgic.com
March 2022
MONTHLY NEWS
Photo courtesy of Gwangju Tourism website
Gwangju to Create Clean and Safe Public Toilets
alarms, and toilet stall safety screens in buildings or commercial areas with large populations, and to renovate damaged urinals, flush toilets, washbasins, and tiles.
To provide safe and comfortable toilets to citizens, Gwangju Metropolitan City will invest a total of 3.1 billion won in improvement projects such as the expansion of public toilet safety facilities, other communal toilet support projects, and toilet supplies support.
Gwangju City is making every effort to create safe and comfortable public toilets by forming a joint inspection team with the Gwangju Police Agency to check whether illegal cameras are installed and whether safety alarms are operating.
First is a project to expand and improve public toilets through an annual needs survey of autonomous districts. This year, a total project budget of 2.07 billion won is set to build eight public toilets in high pedestrian traffic areas, including parks and river trails. In addition, safety and convenience facilities such as designated cars for the disabled, CCTV cameras, and safety emergency alarms will be provided to further enhance the satisfaction of citizens. In particular, as citizens’ anxiety about hidden-camera crimes is increasing, the city plans to install safety screens in 163 public toilets, as well as install safety screens in all public toilets by next year. A safety screen is an insert for the open space at the bottom of toilet stalls, and the safety screen will prevent hidden-camera crimes by blocking filming by mobile phones and other cameras, and they will make it possible for citizens to use public toilets without worries. For other communal toilets, the city plans to install safety equipment such as CCTV cameras, emergency
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Gwangju Again Ranked “High” in Gender Equality Index Gwangju City announced on February 10 that it received a ranking of “high” in the regional gender equality index for the second consecutive year by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. According to inspections conducted in 17 cities and provinces, five cities and provinces received this highest ranking: Gwangju, Seoul, Daejeon, Busan, and Jeju. Since 2010, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has identified the level of gender equality nationally and by province every year to establish policy implementation directions from the perspective of gender equality. The gender equality index consists of evaluations in three areas – gender-equal social participation, women’s rights/welfare, and gender equality awareness – totaling 100 points. Gwangju has been steadily managing gender-equal social participation, such as the ratio of civil servants and managers above Level 5, and since 2019, it
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