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On March 19, 60 women gathered to discuss the issues of being women members in NCCK.
At the 2014 Annual General Assembly, the Gender Equality Committee had, at its request, been renamed, returning to the earlier name of Women’s Committee.
The Women’s Committee hosted this consultation, with 20 representatives coming from the church-based women’s organizations that relate to NCCK, including YWCA and Korean Women Theologians. The women who are members of other committees of NCCK also participated.
There was sharing of significant parts of the work each group was doing. The YWCA has long been very involved in the anti-Nuclear issues in Korea. On this 70th year of Korean independence the Women Theologians have been concentrating on the Comfort Women issue and the division and Reunification of Korea.
There was some discussion on ways to encourage the appointment of women to NCCK. The NCCK actually stipulates that the representatives of member churches should be 30% women and 10% youth, but there are no real efforts by the member churches to reach this target. How will this be overcome?
There have been surveys taken of religious trends within Korean society. The general perception is that the Protestant churches have been declining in attendance, but the surprise which comes from the surveys is that it is specifically that women are leaving Protestant churches. How will the Women’s Committee of NCCK address this reality?
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