{"id":2203913,"date":"2024-02-22T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2203913"},"modified":"2024-02-21T17:47:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T08:47:18","slug":"gender-ministry-vacancy-hints-at-political-calculation-ahead-of-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/02\/gender-ministry-vacancy-hints-at-political-calculation-ahead-of-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender ministry vacancy hints at political calculation ahead of elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20240221056151530?section=society\/all&amp;site=major_news02\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reportedly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accepted the resignation of Kim Hyun-sook, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, on Feb. 20th. This move comes after Kim had previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20230913127400530\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offered to resign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in September last year, taking responsibility for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mogef\/status\/1683400914860929024\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mishandling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/08\/typhoon-khanun-forces-retreat-from-south-koreas-problem-plagued-scout-jamboree\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Scout Jamboree<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> event in Saemangeum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the acceptance of Kim\u2019s resignation, Yoon has decided to forego appointing a successor for the position. Instead, vice minister Shin Young-sook will take over Kim\u2019s duties in an acting capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon\u2019s reported decision to accept Kim Hyun-sook\u2019s resignation without appointing a successor has significant implications for the future of gender politics in the ROK. This move comes after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/09\/south-korea-nominates-three-new-ministers-despite-opposition-criticism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Haeng<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Yoon\u2019s nominee to replace Kim last year \u2014 withdrew from consideration amid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20231012007051315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">numerous controversies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20220314000659\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pledged<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to abolish the gender ministry during the presidential election, which sparked national and international concerns about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2022\/10\/yoon-moves-to-scrap-gender-ministry-in-appeal-to-anti-feminist-supporters\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">potential backtracking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on gender issues in South Korea. Though the ministry remains, the absence of a direct nominee and the decision to operate under a vice minister in an acting capacity signal a possible downgrading of the ministry\u2019s importance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With parliamentary elections less than 50 days away, choosing not to nominate a successor may also be a strategic political maneuver to consolidate support from anti-feminist male voters. This approach could be an attempt to undercut former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/02\/south-koreas-big-tent-coalition-collapses-over-irreconcilable-differences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Reform Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Lee, a key figure in the 2022 South Korean presidential election, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/11\/how-former-ruling-party-leader-plans-to-disrupt-south-koreas-upcoming-elections\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helped Yoon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> win the presidency by rallying young male voters on gender issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/domestic-politics\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reportedly accepted the resignation of Kim Hyun-sook, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, on Feb. 20th. This move comes after Kim had previously offered to resign in September last year, taking responsibility for mishandling the World Scout Jamboree event in Saemangeum. 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