Korea faces an alarmingly low birth rate in an age of digital transformation. The changing social environment for work-family balance amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution is leading to an increasing demand for new and nuanced responses to job creation, gender equality, childcare, and various other forms of caretaking. All of these challenges are formidable, even for an organization such as ours that specializes in helping balance work and childcare for women and families.

All of the resources and networks at the disposal of the Seoul Foundation of Women & Family (SFWF) will be mobilized to respond to these challenges of our changing times and address pressing issues. Through policy research and projects, both preemptive and innovative, we will do our utmost to create an environment that is satisfactory to women and families. The SFWF’s stance on such activities will follow the following principles.

First, we will be a platform for citizen services.

Second, we will pursue public-private partnerships for project implementation and facility use.

Third, we will serve as a safety net that helps keep the families of Seoul’s residents happy and safe from the dangers of digital and other forms of crime.

I have carried out innovative projects on a wide range of social issues in multiple sectors, including not only women and families but also international relations, multiculturalism, and child healthcare administration. I will work tirelessly, based on the SFWF’s history, vision, and experiences, to build family policies and services that can bring Korea out of its low birth rate crisis.

We are grateful, in advance, for your interest in and support for the SFWF’s activities.

Park Jung-sook
President