According to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), that election pushed South Korea from 101st to 62nd place worldwide in terms of the proportion of female MPs , well ahead of 121st-ranked Japan. The increase in women MPs led not only to an increase in female cabinet members, but also to a variety of policies and institutional improvements aimed specifically at women.
根据国际议会联盟（Inter-Parliamentary Union）的数据，2004年的选举将韩国的女性议员比例世界排名从101位提升到了62位，远高于排名121位的日本。女性议员数量的增加不仅提高了女性内阁成员人数，也促进了一系列专门针对女性的政策和制度改善计划。此外，尽管如今韩国在国际议会联盟女性议员比例排名中下滑到了第80位，但这一下滑反映的是其他国家女性立法者比例的剧增。