caused controversy.269) In response, some criticize that the politicians are using the women's rights and the abolition of the Ministry to gain votes and approval ratings. Men in their 10s to 30s feel that they are victims of reverse discrimination in the course of their lives, but the media and politicians are encouraging them even though this is not due to gender equality policies. On the other hand, although the abolition of the Ministry and the transfer of functions itself are merely a reorganization of the government organization, there are opinions that the impact on the government's gender equality policies will be significant. The current Minister of Gender Equality and Family also stated that the abolition of the Ministry of is rather an attempt to create a system that can further strengthen gender equality, and that all functions of the Ministry will continue without reduction or decline, even after the transfer. However, concerns are raised that if the Ministry is abolished and its functions are distributed among several ministries, it may be pushed to a lower priority than the specific tasks of each ministry or it may drift, and will become difficult to comprehensively promote gender equality policies. C) Need for an Organization Exclusively Dedicated to Gender Equality The ‘Beijing Platform for Action on Women,’ which was unanimously passed by 189 member states at the 4th UN World Conference on Women in 1995, ordered each government to establish a national organization for the development of women and allocate sufficient manpower and resources to it. Accordingly, as of 2020, gender equality organizations have been established in 194 countries worldwide, and there are independent ministries in 160 countries. The reason why many countries have separate organizations dedicated to gender equality is that it has been confirmed that it is necessary for the country's sustainable development to reflect the perspective of gender equality in the process of implementing all policies and an independent body dedicated to gender equality in the form of an independent ministry is most effective. 269) Hankyoreh, Abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will not necessarily lead to increased approval rating and solve men’s complaints, Oct. 18, 2022. 109