Greetings from the President

Welcome to the website of the GWFF!

I am Kim Hye-soon, president of the Gyeonggido Women & Family Foundation, a leader of efforts to build a culture of gender equality that benefits Gyeonggi-do.

The GWFF is a public institution for women and families that was founded in 2005 to carry out policy research and operate related programs that meet the diverse needs of Gyeonggi residents.
Having begun as the Gyeonggi-do Family & Women Development Institute, the GWFF gained its current name in December 2020 after a stint as the Gyeonggi-do Family & Women Research Institute.

Through its sensitivity to social changes and preemptive responses to such changes, the GWFF has produced meaningful outcomes in diverse areas of policy research, projects, and educational efforts (e.g. gender equality, gender, childcare, family, children and youth).

Furthermore, since assuming responsibility, in 2021, for the operation of a One-Stop Support Center for Digital Sex Crime Victims, the first to be opened by a metropolitan government in Korea, we have been at the front lines of preventative education as well as the provision of support for victims of digital sex crimes.

To give Gyeonggi residents “more, equal, and better opportunities” in accordance with the vision of the current provincial administration, the GWFF will do its utmost to establish a comprehensive model for child and family care policies, effective response system for gender-based violence, educational system that fosters the proliferation of a gender-equal culture, and sustainable management system.

By educating our employees on the GWFF’s vision and goals and consistently developing policies tailored to the reality on the ground and residents’ actual needs, we hope to become a public institution for women and families that is representative of Korea.

As always, the GWFF family is grateful for the instructive feedback and sincere encouragement pro_ided so generously by the residents of Gyeonggi-do.