New South Korea government seeks to abolish gender equality ministry

South Korea’s new conservative government has said it will push to abolish a ministry on gender equality and create a new agency tasked with broader responsibilities (Kim Seung-doo/Yonhap/AP)

South Korea’s new conservative government has said it will push to abolish a ministry on gender equality and create a new agency tasked with broader responsibilities.

The move was one of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s contentious promises during March’s hotly contested election campaign.