Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) South Korea’s Unification Ministry has added more women as panellists for an upcoming security policy forum after Britain’s top envoy snubbed the event due to a skewed representation of female speakers.
The ministry added six female experts to the list of panellists for the Global Korea Forum, scheduled for Tuesday, according to the event’s website on Friday reported Yonhap news agency.
This brings the total number of female speakers to seven out of the now 27 panellists.
The hasty move came as the British Embassy in Seoul announced that Ambassador Colin Crooks would not participate in the forum, voicing concern over the lack of gender diversity among the panellists.
The ministry said it had contacted many experts, regardless of gender or nationality, but the panel ended up being all male because all the women professionals were unable to attend.
But soon after Crooks’ announcement, the Ministry added one woman and two other men to the panel.
The ministry appears to have decided to add several more female panellists as Crooks’ withdrawal from the forum quickly made media headlines.
The Global Korea Forum, hosted by the Unification Ministry, is an annual forum on the security and policy regarding the Korean Peninsula. This year’s theme is “Unified Korean Peninsula for Freedom, Peace and Prosperity.”
–IANS
int/dpb
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
