South Korea to implement gender-sensitive safety checks at water parks and beaches

South Korea will introduce a gender-sensitive evaluation checklist for water parks and beaches starting next month, focusing on safety measures and the prevention of illegal filming. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on June 25 that the 'self-diagnosis gender impact assessment' will be applied to local government-run water leisure facilities and beaches from July.

This assessment tool, designed for rapid diagnosis and improvement of gender-sensitive elements, will involve facility operators using a standardized checklist. The evaluation covers four main areas: ordinances, plans, and guidelines; safety personnel recruitment and training; facility operation; and management and consignment. Key aspects to be examined include preventing gender discrimination in hiring lifeguards, providing guidance against illegal filming, installing emergency bells in restrooms, shower areas, and parking lots, and establishing response systems for sexual harassment and assault.

The ministry has been distributing standardized self-diagnosis checklists for various types of projects. Last year, the assessment was applied to public restroom installation and management projects, as well as CCTV installation and operation projects. In April of this year, it was extended to festivals and commemorative events. Minister of Gender Equality and Family Won Min-kyung expressed hope that the self-diagnosis gender impact assessment will be actively utilized to ensure that everyone can enjoy safe and pleasant leisure time at water parks and beaches during the summer.

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We hope that the self-diagnosis gender impact assessment will be actively utilized so that people of all ages and genders can enjoy safe and pleasant leisure time at water parks and beaches, which are visited by many citizens during the summer.