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Korean fair sex 's connection United ( KWAU or Korean : 한국여성단체연합 ) is an
umbrella organization made up of 33 early associations in ordering to focus on womanhood
's issues in Dixie Korea .Along with the Korean subject Council of cleaning woman
( KNCW ) , KWAU helps align non-governmental organization activities dealing with woman
's issues and feminism throughout Korean Peninsula .== chronicle == The KWAU was
founded in Feb 1987 .It was made up of left-of-center , pro-labor feminists in the aftermath
of the sexual ravishment charges brought by Kwon In Suk against the Korean political
science .The cleaning lady involved were a diverse group of working-class doer , clerical
actor , professionals , homemaker , college students , rural charwoman and poor cleaning
woman living in cities .KWAU was also connected to the minjung movement and the
national Democratic front .This period involved a focus on women 's right field .This focus
included an emphasis on a few areas in the engagement against inequality including lifelong
equalize body of work , the trade protection of maternity , intimate violence as the assault of
man right wing , and the passivism of women .Initially , there were 21 brass who came
together to create KWAU .Some of the master copy organizations of KWAU included the
cleaning woman 's Society for democracy , the Korea Women 's Hot Line , the fair sex 's
newspaper ( now the Women 's News ) , Korean adult female actor connection , Korean
Catholic Farmers , Women 's Committee and others .KWAU directly opposed the military
Jun government and participated in the battle against these forces which it saw as leading
the country in a wrongful style .KWAU was meaning in that it , unlike former women 's
groups in Korea at the time , took an `` oppositional stance toward the repressive State '' run
by Chun Doo-hwan .The minjung social drive ultimately led to channelise elections and the
resignation of President Chun Doo-hwan of which KWAU is largely credited for its function
and engagement in this movement allowing for achiever .KWAU helped the individual
organizations under its umbrella to obtain financial livelihood , conducted merging on
behalf of the mathematical group and organized leadership training .KWAU worked to not
only bring cleaning lady on an be terms with Isle of Man , but also worked to transform the
social structures which were tyrannous to women .KWAU helped promote maternity leave ,
childcare issues and adequate pay for equate workplace .This was done in various style
some of which included demanding the reevaluation of the shelter of maternity and
working to convince the public of the protective covering of maternity being a problem of
travail to appeal to a wide orbit of masses for support .The KWAU was also active in
addressing sexual violence against cleaning woman .In April 1992 , KWAU established a
Special Committee for the statute law of a Special jurisprudence against Sexual ferocity .This
led to the government announcing `` square marriage offer against sexual fierceness
including legislation of a special law . ''betwixt 1992 and 1993 , KWAU focused on
developing a with child social effort calling for the abolition of sexual violence of women in
smart set .In addition , KWAU formed an alliance of concerned adult female corresponding
with the presidential election during this time .This bond encouraged presidential
campaigner to integrate the enactment of a sexual violence auspices law into their safari
platforms .KWAU can be credited with advocating for the amendment of the `` intimate par
Employment enactment , '' the enactment of the `` infant upkeep Act , '' the defense against
the abolishment of flow leave , and resistance to the personation of the `` number on doer
Dispatch system . ''By the mid-1990s , the women 's movement was largely focused on
advancing its agenda through a `` woman 's perspective '' of viewing beau monde .In 1994 ,
KWAU shifted its objective lens slightly and worked to promote the cooperation between
women 's organizations in an effort to create unity .womanhood 's well-being also saw an
increased role in the goals of KWAU during this time .The strategies utilized to further these
objectives included lobbying for the passage and advance of laws and origination that
promoted women 's right hand and interests , implementing program for char 's wellbeing
and distaff workers in cosmopolitan , and advocating for certain programs that enhanced
internal jointure .KWAU also placed direction on women 's engagement and internal
representation in local political relation .By 1995 , the system had helped to significantly
increase woman 's involvement in politics through recruiting and promoting distaff
candidates ; 14 out of 17 of which were elected that year .Also in 1995 , KWAU was granted
legal status by the government .With the election of President of the United States Roh Moo-
Hyun in Dec 2002 , KWAU saw a new opportunity to further women 's causes and
empowerment .A few of the unexampled administration 's key interior priorities included
advocating for the `` realization of a smart set with gender equality '' and `` the abolishment
of the family-head system . ''Along with these project , the Roh Moo-Hyun administration
focused on the necessity and grandness of participating engagement of civil society and
often recruited from some of the main supportive organizations when seeking nominees for
appointment to significant governance situation .In this summons , qi Eun-hee , the then
President of KWAU resigned her perspective to join the governing body ultimately
becoming the Minister of sex par .This fitting allowed Chi Eun-hee to implement the
feminist agenda in ending consultation with combat-ready members in KWAU at the
time .Another good example of this increased influence was Han Myeong-sook , who was a
past President of KWAU and was appointed government minister of the environment .