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1. 연구목적 및 필요성

지역성평등지수는 시ㆍ도별 성평등 수준을 측정하고 취약한 영역의 성평등을 개선할 목적으로 개발됨. 지역성평등지수는 다음과 같은 기능과 필요성을 가짐.
○ 첫째, 지역의 성평등 수준과 특성을 파악하여 지역 여성정책을 보다 체계적으로 수립 가능하게 하며, 동시에 지역자치단체가 성평등에 대한 관심을 제고하는 수단이 됨.
○ 둘째, 지역별ㆍ영역별ㆍ분야별 성평등 수준 비교를 통해 성평등 수준이 취약한 영역을 파악할 수 있게 하고 지역별로 특화된 여성정책을 수립 가능하게 하여 지역 성평등을 촉진하

1. 연구목적 및 필요성

지역성평등지수는 시ㆍ도별 성평등 수준을 측정하고 취약한 영역의 성평등을 개선할 목적으로 개발됨. 지역성평등지수는 다음과 같은 기능과 필요성을 가짐.
○ 첫째, 지역의 성평등 수준과 특성을 파악하여 지역 여성정책을 보다 체계적으로 수립 가능하게 하며, 동시에 지역자치단체가 성평등에 대한 관심을 제고하는 수단이 됨.
○ 둘째, 지역별ㆍ영역별ㆍ분야별 성평등 수준 비교를 통해 성평등 수준이 취약한 영역을 파악할 수 있게 하고 지역별로 특화된 여성정책을 수립 가능하게 하여 지역 성평등을 촉진하게 함.
○ 셋째, 지역성평등지수는 여성정책의 모니터링, 지역정책의 실효성 점검 및 정책우선순위 설정 등을 지원하는 기능을 하며, 성평등에 대한 지방자치단체의 관심과 국민의 인식을 제고시킴.

Abstract ▼

The Regional Gender Equality Index(RGEI) is developed to analyze the level of gender equality of the region with four dimensions with 16 indexes of in 2011 and announced publicly in 2013. However, the composition of the Index in 2014 connects the construction of the Index with The National Gender Eq

The Regional Gender Equality Index(RGEI) is developed to analyze the level of gender equality of the region with four dimensions with 16 indexes of in 2011 and announced publicly in 2013. However, the composition of the Index in 2014 connects the construction of the Index with The National Gender Equality Index according to the Framework Act on Gender Equality which will take its effect from July 2015 and newly constructed in consideration of the regional features. The newly constructed index system is constructed with three dimensions with eight sectors and designed to measure the total twenty one indicators in group of two to four indicators by each field.
The calculation of index is done by standardizing of all indicators with sex ratio and calculating each dimension's score. The total index is calculated by using the each dimension's weight. If the indicator score is at complete inequality it becomes ‘0’, but if it's at complete equality it becomes ‘1’. As such, when the proportion of women is at 50% or more, it is regarded as the score has reached the complete equality status.
The result of the Regional Gender Equality Index (2014) shows the level of gender equality by city and province is between the maximum of 71.8 to minimum of 67.3 The differentiation of the highest region with the lowest region is by 4.5p.
As results from 2013, Gangwon province, Gyeonggi province, Daejeon city, and Seoul Metropolitan city ranked as high level regions(Level-1) of gender equality. Among these regions, Gangwon province stayed in middle high level from 2009 to 2012 but entered high level in 2013. In case of Gyeonggi, like Seoul Metropolitan city, it entered high level in 2009 and stayed ever since. For Daejeon city, it was classified in middle low region in 2009 but since it entered high level region in 2010, it stayed there until 2013. Seoul Metropolitan city keeps its place in high level region from 2009 to 2013.
Incheon city, Jeollabuk province, Jeju Special Self-Governing province, Chungcheongbuk province ranked fifth to eighth in middle high level regions(Level-2). Incheon city entered high rank in 2010 but placed in middle high after that. Jeollabuk province stayed in low rank from 2009 to 2011 but entered middle high level region in 2012 and stayed its place in 2013 as well. Jeju Special Self-Governing province entered high level region in 2009, 2011 and 2012 but ranked in middle low level in 2010 and entered middle high level in 2013. Chungcheongbuk province has not left out of the middle high and middle low level since 2009.
Middle low level regions (Level-3) are regions ranked ninth to twelfth including Daegu city, Busan city, Ulsan city, and Jeollanam province. Daegu city has been stayed in middle low region excepting 2010 and 2011 with different raking. Busan city could not get out of low level from 2009 to 2010 but went a rank higher so entered middle low region and maintained its place in 2013. Ulsan city stays in middle low region except for 2011 when it entered middle high region. Jeollanam province was in middle low region in 2010 but went down to low region in 2010 but entered middle low level in 2013.
Low level regions(Level-4) of gender equality are regions ranked thirteenth to sixteenth including Gyeongsangnam province, Gyeongsangbuk province, Gwangju city, Chungcheongnam province. Gyeongsangnam province was in middle high region in 2009 but have stayed in low level since 2012. Gyeongsangbuk province have stayed in low level since 2009, and Gwangju city kept going down every year from high level in 2009 to low level in 2013. Chungcheongnam province has not left out of the middle low and low level since 2009 until 2013.
Lastly this research proposes improvement direction of gender equality to the region with gender inequality along with comparison of regional level of gender equality, and suggests management and utilization method of Regional Gender Equality Index in the future.