Abstract
This paper aims to determine future challenges by examining the significance and outcomes of gender impact analysis and assessment in the legislation process pursuant to the Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment Act (hereinafter “GIAAA”) in Korea. The GIAAA was established in September 2011, and it has been in force since March 2012 in Korea. With the implementation of the GIAAA, gender analysis in the legislation process has become legalized. In accordance with this, the head of a central administrative agency or the head of a local government must assess the impact that a policy is likely to have on gender equality when the policy is formulated or implemented. In particular, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family is able to conduct gender impact analysis and assessment on laws in operation. Gender impact analysis and assessment on legislation considers whether gender-based statistics are categorized by gender without any other reason, whether stereotypes exist, whether gender attributes are considered, and whether there are systems to enact gender equality. The GIAAA has an important effect in that it makes it possible to prevent the legalization of gender discriminative policies. However, as the assessment framework has been standardized, there has been a tendency to understand gender equality as the quantitative balance between the men and women who are the beneficiaries of governmental programs. In the light of this point, it is necessary to continue to advance this system.
