14. Although the new measures introduced a legal definition of secondary victimization of sexual violence victims, the tactic of sexual violence suspects is not properly dealt with. The “false allegations of sexual violence” against victims are mainly used to silence victims (Korea Women's Development Institute, 2020). 15. The “Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes” entered into force in 2021. However, the Act focuses solely on physical approach and contact, punishment of perpetrators is insufficient and measures to protect victims are lacking, while numerous cases of workplace stalking are left without adequate countermeasures. 16. In September 2019, a team of two female online journalists, “Team Flame,” exposed major cases of sexual exploitation on Telegram known as the “Nth Room” and “Baksa Room” cases, which sparked social outrage and led to the punishment of the perpetrators. This led to the amendments of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sex Offenses and the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, which punish those who possess, purchase, store or watch non-consensually-recorded or disseminated intimate images of victims. The Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Data Protection, etc. and the Telecommunications Business Act were also amended, obligating online platform operators to prevent the distribution of such images of victims. However, these laws are not enforced on illegal websites. Questions 17. Please provide information on any plans to effectively address stalking crimes and to strengthen victim protection in judicial proceedings, including enactment of the “Act on the Protection of Stalking Victims” that fully reflects the digital media environment. 18. Although relevant laws have been amended to place responsibility onto platform operators, it is difficult to actually hold them accountable. What are the Korean government measures to address this issue? Issue 5: Underrepresentation of Women Current Status 19. The proportion of female lawmakers in the 21st National Assembly of the Republic of Korea is 19 percent, which is lower than the global average of 25.6 percent for the proportion of women in parliament (as of 2021) and ranking 121st out of 190 countries according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union. 5