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CEDAW Article 7 → Korea Gender Equality Act & Political Parties Act → 여성가족부

여성가족부 (Ministry of Gender Equality and Family), 중앙선거관리위원회 (National Election Commission)

BProbable echo
Evidence tier

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

Evidence Scorecard

Three lenses — wording, timing, documented link. Not a single proof score.

Probable echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Official Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.783

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.783); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…show
  • •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.

Timeline of the echo

44 year lag

From date field: 1981 CEDAW entry into force → 2014 Korea Framework Act on Gender Equality → 2020s gender quota expansion · 2014–2025

Interrogate the Evidence

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

Bprobable echo · 85%

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageOfficial Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Matched concepts: right to hold public office (Article 7b) ↔ 적극적 조치를 통한 참여 촉진 (양성평등기본법 제20조); equal participation in political life (Article 7) ↔ 비례대표 여성 50% 할당 (공직선거법 제47조); temporary special measures (Article 4) ↔ 여성 후보 추천 권고 (정당법 제31조)

Cross-lingual similarity 33/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: CEDAW Article 7 (Political participation) → Korea Gender Equality Act & Political Parties Act | right to hold public office (Article 7b) → 적극적 조치를 통한 참여 촉진 (양성평등기본법 제20조)

Matched Concepts

3 pairs
right to hold public office (Article 7b)
↓
적극적 조치를 통한 참여 촉진 (양성평등기본법 제20조)
equal participation in political life (Article 7)
↓
비례대표 여성 50% 할당 (공직선거법 제47조)
temporary special measures (Article 4)
↓
여성 후보 추천 권고 (정당법 제31조)

Agenda Arc

Curated

Global purpose, Korean purpose, and precursor stages. Reasoning echo is discourse observation — not proof of coordination.

Global purpose

Raise women’s political participation under CEDAW Art.7 through the Framework Act on Gender Equality and quota debates.

Korean purpose

대한민국은 양성평등기본법(2014년 제정) 제20조에서 적극적 조치를 통해 특정 성별의 참여가 현저히 부진한 분야에 대한 참여 촉진을 규정하고, 공직선거법 제47조 및 정당법 제31조에서 비례대표 여성 50% 할당, 지역구 여성 후보 30% 권고 등 여성의 정치적 대표성 확대를 위한 제도를 도입하였다.

양성평등기본법 (law.go.kr) — 대한민국은 양성평등기본법(2014년 제정) 제20조에서 적극적 조치를 통해 특정 성별의 참여가 현저히 부진한 분야에 대한 참여 촉진을 규정하고, 공직선거법 제47조 및 정당법 제31조에서 비례대표 여성 50% 할당, 지역구 여성 후보 30% 권고 등 여성의 정치적 대표성 확대를 위한 제도를 도입하였다.

Reasoning echo

Observed framing link: CEDAW Article 7 (Political participation) → Korea Gender Equality Act & Political Parties Act | right to hold public office (Article 7b) → 적극적 조치를 통한 참여 촉진 (양성평등기본법 제20조). Not a claim of coordination.

Started where

CEDAW Article 7 (political participation)

Started how

CEDAW in force 1981 → Korea Framework Act on Gender Equality 2014 → 2020s gender quota debates.

  1. Soft lawGlobal1981–CEDAW
    CEDAW Art.7 political participation

    Equal political participation obligations.

    Primary source
  2. LegislationKorea2014–MOGEF
    Korea Gender Equality Framework Act

    Domestic equality statute and quota-policy debates.

    Primary source
Original (Global)

CEDAW Article① 7 requires States to ensure women's equal participation② in political and public life, including the right to vote, to hold public office, and to participate in non-governmental organizations concerned with public and political life.

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 양성평등기본법①(2014년 제정) 제20조에서 적극적 조치를 통해 특정 성별의 참여가 현저히 부진한 분야에 대한 참여 촉진을 규정하고, 공직선거법② 제47조 및 정당법③ 제31조에서 비례대표 여성 50% 할당, 지역구 여성 후보 30% 권고 등 여성의 정치적 대표성 확대를 위한 제도를 도입하였다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags

Influence Mechanism

policy learning
Origin
CEDAW (UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women)
Timeline

2014–2025

CEDAW Article 7 (Political participation) → Korea Gender Equality Act & Political Parties Act | right to hold public office (Article 7b) → 적극적 조치를 통한 참여 촉진 (양성평등기본법 제20조)

Sources

Related Patterns

Semantically Related

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

Keywords
여성정치참여women's political participationCEDAW여성차별철폐협약양성평등기본법gender equality act적극적조치affirmative action여성할당제gender quota비례대표proportional representation공직선거법public official election act정당법political parties act여성가족부중앙선거관리위원회정치적대표성political representation성평등gender equality여성공직자여성국회의원
Score Guide
Confidence — Editorial A–D tier from semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.
Echo Strength — Metadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary Overlap — Heuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #cedaw-political-participation-1