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Biography
이현숙 제주특별자치도 성평등정책관은 2018년 8월 제주도에 전국에서 처음으로 ‘성평등정책관’ 부서가 신설되면서 임용되어 현재까지 제주특별자치도 성평등정책을 총괄하는 역할을 수행하고 있다. 제주형 성평등정책 ‘더 제주처럼’을 비롯해 다양한 성평등정책을 추진하면서 타 지자체로부터 주목받고 있다. 1995년부터 2018년까지 제주지역 언론사인 한라일보사에서 기자로 근무, 처음 출산휴가를 다녀온 ‘워킹맘 기자’로 다양한 여성권익을 위한 활동과 기획보도를 해왔다. 신문사 사회부장, 경제부장, 문화부장, 서귀포지사장을 역임했다. 여기자로 처음 한라일보 기자협회장과 제주지역언론노조협의회 사무국장을 맡았다. 제주도기자협회 여성위원장, 제주시 여성정책자문위원, NIE학회 회원으로 미디어교육 강사로 활동했으며 교육서적 “우리아이 신문놀이 엄마하기 나름이다”를 냈다.
Mrs. Hyunsook Lee, the Gender Equality Policy Administrator at Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, was appointed in August 2018 with the establishment of the ‘Gender Equality Policy Department’ in Jeju for the first time in the country and has been in charge of gender equality policy. Gender Equality Policy Department is drawing attention from other local governments as it promotes various gender equality policies, including the Jeju type gender equality policy "더 제주처럼”
From 1995 to 2018, Mrs. Lee worked as a reporter at the ‘Halla Ilbo’, a media company in Jeju. As a working mom who went on maternity leave for the first time, she carried out various activities and reported on women's rights. She served as head of the newspaper's social affairs department, head of the economy department, head of the culture department and head of Seogwipo city branch.
For the first time as a female journalist, she served as president of the Journalists Association of the Halla Ilbo and secretary-general of the Jeju Regional Press Union Council. She served as the female chairperson of the Jeju Journalists Association, and the female policy advisor of Jeju City.
She was also a media education instructor as a member of the NIE Society and published an educational book “Every kid's newspaper play is up to their mom”
Mrs. Hyunsook Lee, the Gender Equality Policy Administrator at Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, was appointed in August 2018 with the establishment of the ‘Gender Equality Policy Department’ in Jeju for the first time in the country and has been in charge of gender equality policy. Gender Equality Policy Department is drawing attention from other local governments as it promotes various gender equality policies, including the Jeju type gender equality policy "더 제주처럼”
From 1995 to 2018, Mrs. Lee worked as a reporter at the ‘Halla Ilbo’, a media company in Jeju. As a working mom who went on maternity leave for the first time, she carried out various activities and reported on women's rights. She served as head of the newspaper's social affairs department, head of the economy department, head of the culture department and head of Seogwipo city branch.
For the first time as a female journalist, she served as president of the Journalists Association of the Halla Ilbo and secretary-general of the Jeju Regional Press Union Council. She served as the female chairperson of the Jeju Journalists Association, and the female policy advisor of Jeju City.
She was also a media education instructor as a member of the NIE Society and published an educational book “Every kid's newspaper play is up to their mom”