[3] It was made up of left-wing, pro-labor feminists in the wake of the sexual assault charges brought by Kwon In Suk against the Korean government.
[9] KWAU directly opposed the military Jun government and participated in the struggle against these forces which it saw as leading the country in a wrongful manner.
[10] KWAU was significant in that it, unlike other women's groups in Korea at the time, took an "oppositional stance toward the repressive state" run by Chun Doo-hwan.
By 1995, the organization had helped to significantly increase women's participation in politics through recruiting and promoting female candidates; 14 out of 17 of which were elected that year.
"[13] Along with these tasks, the Roh Moo-Hyun administration focused on the necessity and importance of active participation of civil society and often recruited from some of the main supportive organizations when seeking nominees for appointment to significant government positions.
[13] In this process, Chi Eun-hee, the then President of KWAU resigned her position to join the administration ultimately becoming the Minister of Gender Equality.
[13] This appointment allowed Chi Eun-hee to implement the feminist agenda in close consultation with active members in KWAU at the time.