per cent, nine out of 126 positions, respectively. The proportion of female officials in local public offices was 12.1 percent with a very low representation in the higher positions. 8. While the NHRCK recommended the chief of the National Police Agency to increase the number of female students (September 2014), pointing out that the maximum 12 per cent quota for female students was an excessive restraint, the National Police Agency has taken no measure to address the issue. The Agency also restricted the number of female freshmen to 12 per cent in 2017, and the Police Statistical Yearbook 2015 showed that female police officers were concentrated in the junior ranks, representing 81 per cent, including the positions of sergeant, corporal, and constable. 9. In the education sector, where women’s participation has traditionally been higher than other sectors, the rate of female teachers in elementary, middle and high schools reached 66.7 per cent (Education Statistical Service, 2016); however, the glass ceiling is still thick for women with the rates of women principals of elementary schools stand at 28.7 per cent, that of middle schools at 23.2 per cent, and that of high schools at only 9.5 per cent (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 2016). The gender gap becomes even greater at universities, and the proportion of female professors remained only at 14.2 per cent at public/national universities (Ministry of Strategy and Finance, 2015). Questions 10. What are the Government’s detailed goals and plans with respect to the very low proportions of female public officials in Grade 4 or higher and in Senior Executive Services to address the gender imbalance in the public sector despite the introduction of the ‘Quota System for Female Managers at Public Organizations’? Please also provide the details statistics including the proportions and numbers of female chiefs of section and directors in each public organization. 11. While the Republic of Korea is considered an advanced country in terms of its economy, women’s social status does not correspond with its economic scale as the glass ceiling prevents Korean women from actively participating in all aspects of society. Please provide data on whether the Government has established gender-balanced policy based on women in leadership positions and women managers in the public sector including public organizations. Issue 3: Employment of women and women irregular workers 4