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# Gender Related Legal Acts
Women's Development Act
The Women's Development Act, which was enacted in December 1995, is aimed at addressing issues on gender policy for strengthening the status of women and promoting gender equality by improving practices in all sectors of society to remove vestiges of discrimination.
Gender Discrimination Prevention and Relief Act
Enacted in February of 1999 and executed from july 1st of 1999, the Act gives the Ministry of Gender Equality the quasi-judicial authority to investigate gender discrimination cases and to prescribe corrective measures accordingly. The Act aims to achieve gender equality in all sectors of society, from employment matters to issues of education and social welfare.
Assistance for Women's Enterprises Act
Enacted in February of 1999, the Act encourages the central and local government to accelerate women's business activities by adopting comprehensive support measures and by formulating basic plans for the respective organizations concerned.
Under the Act, the Women's Enterprise Promotion Committee and the Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association are established; the former is to promote purchase of goods and services from women's enterprises by the government; the latter is for providing financial support and special tax treatment.
The Special Act for the Punishment in Cases involving Domestic Violence & the Act for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Victim Protection
Enacted in December of 1997, the Acts have significance in that they bring the matter of domestic violence to the fore as a social concern.
The Acts stipulate, as penalties:
and prohibition of an offender from approaching a victim; the limit of the exercise of parental rights;
and making offenders responsible for medical costs, loss of property, and custodial care costs of victims.
Equal Employment Act
The Act was revised again in Februay of 1999 to incorporate demands for the prohibition of indirect forms of sexual discrimination in employment and the proevention of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Act describes disciplinary actions against offenders(parties) and requires corporations to conduct employee traning sessions on sexual harassment.
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