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UN CEDAW → Korea Framework Act on Gender Equality

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Echo patterns are similarity-based hypotheses, not proof of causation. Open the sources and evaluate the linkage yourself.

Evidence Scorecard

A single score cannot prove an echo. This card triangulates semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.

Verified echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Explicit citation in Korean source
Tier A Verified echo — explicit citation or documented linkage + global-first timing
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.782

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.782); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…

  • Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
  • Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
  • A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

Echo Evidence Brief

Plain-language explanation for first-time readers — side-by-side echo comparison, verbatim primary-source excerpts, and X-discourse discovery context (not tier evidence).

UN published the global instrument first (Global precedent precedes Korea; 1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법). Korean agency then adopted Korean text using the same policy vocabulary. Matched terms: "elimination of discrimination against women" ↔ "여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법)"; "equality in legislation (Art. 2)" ↔ "입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화)"; "advancement of women (Art. 3)" ↔ "양성평등정책기본계획". Read the side-by-side comparison and verbatim primary-source excerpts below.

Echo pathway
  1. 01

    Global instrument

    UN

  2. 02

    Temporal direction

    Global precedent precedes Korea · 1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법

  3. 03

    Korean adoption

    Korean agency

Global agenda precedes Korean statute or agency program — same vocabulary, traceable sources.

Vocabulary bridge (matched concepts)

These term pairs are the visible echo signal — the same policy idea under different languages.

elimination of discrimination against women여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법)equality in legislation (Art. 2)입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화)advancement of women (Art. 3)양성평등정책기본계획
Side-by-side echo comparison
Global (UN)

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 34/180 on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 3 September 1981. Article 1 defines discrimination against women as any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of sex impairing women's enjoyment of human rights. Article 2 requires States Parties to embody the principle of equality in their constitution and legislation, adopt laws prohibiting discrimination with sanctions, establish legal protection through tribunals, and repeal discriminatory laws. Article 3 obliges States to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women in political, social, economic and cultural fields.

Korean echo (Korean agency)

대한민국은 1984년 12월 27일 CEDAW를 비준하여 1985년 1월부터 국내법과 같은 효력을 가졌다(헌법 제6조 제1항). 협약 제2·3조의 입법·정책 의무는 「여성발전기본법」(법률 제5136호, 1995. 12. 30. 제정, 1996. 7. 1. 시행)으로 처음 구체화되었고, 이를 전부개정하여 「양성평등기본법」(법률 제12698호, 2014. 5. 28. 공포, 2015. 7. 1. 시행)으로 발전하였다. 소관부처는 여성가족부이다. 동법 제1조는 「대한민국헌법」의 양성평등 이념 실현과 정치·경제·사회·문화 모든 영역에서의 양성평등 실현을 목적으로 규정하고, 제3조에서 '양성평등' 정의를 신설하였으며, 제7조는 여성가족부장관이 5년마다 양성평등정책기본계획을 수립하도록, 제10조는 양성평등 실태조사 근거를 두고 있다. 한국은 비준 당시 협약 제9조 및 제16조 제1항 (c)·(d)·(f)·(g)호를 유보하였으나, 차별적 국내법 개정에 따라 1995년 (c)·(d)·(f)호 유보를 철회하였고, 부부의 성(姓)·직업 선택의 평등권에 관한 제16조 제1항 (g)호(국내 민법 제781조 제1항 자녀의 성씨 결정 문제와 연계) 유보만 현재까지 존치하고 있다.

Global source excerpt

UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW; adopted 18 Dec 1979; in force 3 Sep 1981; ROK ratified 1984)

CEDAW Articles 2 and 3 oblige states parties to embody the principle of equality of men and women in national legislation and to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women

Korean source excerpt

National Law Information Center · Framework Act on Gender Equality (양성평등기본법) Arts. 11, 40

「양성평등기본법」 제11조: 양성평등위원회는 「유엔여성차별철폐협약 등 대한민국이 체결한 여성 관련 국제조약 이행 점검에 관한 사항」을 심의한다. 제40조: 유엔여성차별철폐협약 이행보고서 제출.

https://www.law.go.kr/법령/양성평등기본법/제11조

Interrogate the Evidence

Answers are rendered directly from this record’s own curated fields — nothing is generated.

Averified echo

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageExplicit citation in Korean source

Matched concepts: elimination of discrimination against women 여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법); equality in legislation (Art. 2) 입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화); advancement of women (Art. 3) 양성평등정책기본계획

Cross-lingual similarity 32/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: treaty ratification → framework statute transposition

Flagged for additional curation

This pattern has been identified and sourced, but formal concept alignment and confidence scoring are still pending editorial review. The source links below remain valid and clickable.

Matched Concepts

3 pairs
elimination of discrimination against women
여성차별철폐(양성평등기본법)
equality in legislation (Art. 2)
입법·정책 의무(제2·3조 구체화)
advancement of women (Art. 3)
양성평등정책기본계획
Original (Global)

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by UN General Assembly resolution 34/180 on 18 December 1979 and entered into force on 3 September 1981. Article 1 defines discrimination against women as any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of sex impairing women's enjoyment of human rights. Article 2 requires States Parties to embody the principle of equality in their constitution and legislation, adopt laws prohibiting discrimination with sanctions, establish legal protection through tribunals, and repeal discriminatory laws. Article 3 obliges States to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women in political, social, economic and cultural fields.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 1984년 12월 27일 CEDAW를 비준하여 1985년 1월부터 국내법과 같은 효력을 가졌다(헌법 제6조 제1항). 협약 제2·3조의 입법·정책 의무는 「여성발전기본법」(법률 제5136호, 1995. 12. 30. 제정, 1996. 7. 1. 시행)으로 처음 구체화되었고, 이를 전부개정하여 「양성평등기본법」(법률 제12698호, 2014. 5. 28. 공포, 2015. 7. 1. 시행)으로 발전하였다. 소관부처는 여성가족부이다. 동법 제1조는 「대한민국헌법」의 양성평등 이념 실현과 정치·경제·사회·문화 모든 영역에서의 양성평등 실현을 목적으로 규정하고, 제3조에서 '양성평등' 정의를 신설하였으며, 제7조는 여성가족부장관이 5년마다 양성평등정책기본계획을 수립하도록, 제10조는 양성평등 실태조사 근거를 두고 있다. 한국은 비준 당시 협약 제9조 및 제16조 제1항 (c)·(d)·(f)·(g)호를 유보하였으나, 차별적 국내법 개정에 따라 1995년 (c)·(d)·(f)호 유보를 철회하였고, 부부의 성(姓)·직업 선택의 평등권에 관한 제16조 제1항 (g)호(국내 민법 제781조 제1항 자녀의 성씨 결정 문제와 연계) 유보만 현재까지 존치하고 있다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags
Origin
UN
Timeline

1979 UN adoption (in force 1981) → 1984 Korean ratification → 1995 여성발전기본법 → 2014/2015 양성평등기본법

treaty ratification → framework statute transposition

Sources

Linkage Evidence

Concrete actors, citations, and consultations that connect the global origin to the Korean echo.

Citations

UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW; adopted 18 Dec 1979; in force 3 Sep 1981; ROK ratified 1984)

CEDAW Articles 2 and 3 oblige states parties to embody the principle of equality of men and women in national legislation and to take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women.

National Law Information Center · Framework Act on Gender Equality (양성평등기본법) Arts. 11, 40

Article 11 of Korea's Framework Act on Gender Equality lists, among the Gender Equality Committee's deliberation matters, 'monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other women-related international treaties concluded by the Republic of Korea'; Article 40 requires the government to submit the CEDAW implementation report — an explicit statutory reference to the treaty.

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Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

Keywords
CEDAWConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women여성차별철폐협약양성평등기본법Framework Act on Gender Equality여성발전기본법Women's Development Basic Actgender equality양성평등여성가족부Ministry of Gender Equality and Family양성평등정책기본계획gender impact assessment성별영향평가UN General Assembly resolution 34/180법률 제12698호여성차별 철폐substantive equality
Score Guide
ConfidenceEditorial judgment, now shown as a confidence tier (A–D) based on semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence. Not proof of causation.
Echo StrengthMetadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary OverlapHeuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #cedaw-gender-1