Film industry gender equality centre launches in Korea

Initiative follows damning report on sexual harassment in Korean film industry.The Korean Film Council and Women In Film Korea launched the Centre for Gender Equality in Korean Film yesterday (March 12) in Seoul.Veteran director Yim Soon-rye (Little Forest) and producer Jaime Shim (Joint Security Area/Jsa) are leading the organisation designed to combat inequality in the film industry and deal with sexual harassment and violence.The launch was followed by a report on sexual abuse in the film industry based on a study carried out between July and September 2017 that found 46.1% of respondents had experienced sexual violence or harassment.

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