KMT Tainan City Councilor Li Zhongcen accused him of taking his daughter (circled in red) to work in the parliament, but was ridiculed by members of the Democratic Progressive Party.

(Provided by the KMT Group of the South City Council)

[Reporter Chen Zhengyu/Taipei Report] During the interim meeting of the Tainan City Council on the 23rd, KMT female member Li Zhongcen brought her 3-year-old daughter into the meeting room. DPP members Li Zonghan and Zhou Jiawei were questioned for making sarcastic remarks.

Democratic Progressive Party spokesperson and legislator Lin Chuyin said today (25th) that the Party Central Committee has contacted the parliamentary party group for investigation as soon as possible. In the future, the parliamentary party group will also make every effort to promote the amendment of the law on gender equality.

When the Tainan City Council conducted a joint review of the advance payment case on the 23rd, Li Zonghan asked for a count of the number of people.

Seeing Li Zhongcen hugging his daughter to vote, Zhou Jiawei blurted out, "Does Li Zhongcen count as 2 votes", and the scene exploded instantly; Li Zonghan reminded that "assistants are not allowed to enter the parliament."

Li Zhongcen did not show weakness, and angrily accused the two of discriminating against women, which aroused heated discussions on the Internet platform.

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In this regard, Lin Chuyin pointed out that she is also a female political worker, and she feels the same way. Mothers are often presumed to be the main caregivers of their children. This often causes women to face career and family decisions and dilemmas after giving birth. .

Lin Chuyin pointed out that Yu Wanru, a former legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, took the lead in proposing in 2016, advocating that legislators and administrative officials can bring infants under the age of 3 into the parliamentary arena, and improve the childcare measures of the Legislative Yuan, which also received the support of the president and other members. The bill was successfully passed, allowing colleagues in the Legislative Yuan to strike a balance between work and family; the DPP is also committed to promoting the amendments to the "Secret Protection Act" and "Sex Equality Act" to encourage fathers to participate in child-rearing. In addition to allowing men to share child-rearing responsibilities , can also enjoy the joy of growing up with children.

"Regardless of political parties, as political workers, we should all contribute to creating a friendly environment for parenting," Lin Chuyin emphasized, from legislation to policy implementation, so that childbearing and caregivers have a strong social backing; the DPP also called again, including Both the National Assembly and local councils should pay more attention to the child-rearing environment, strengthen the awareness of gender equality, and work together for the goal of progressive values.