File:Korean Women Development Institute.pdf

English: Korean Women’s Development Institute (Korean:한국여성정책연구원) was established in 1983 and since then it has been driving the development of Korea’s gender equality policy. It has established an active international network based on its expertise in women’s policy that has accumulated over 30 years. Their International Development Cooperation Center has been promoting various activities to leap and develop into a world-class gender equality policy research institute. The 16th president of Korean Women’s Development Institute is Mun Yoo-kyoung. KWDI provides research and recommendations for establishing national gender equality policies. With this authority, KWDI attempts to support the successful implementation of gender policies in South Korean society, by developing various policy agenda and carrying out data based gender research that incorporates gender perspectives of all ministries. As a global gender research institute, leading an inclusive society in a rapidly changing social environment, KWDI will continue to conduct various research to achieve gender mainstreaming in Korean society.