Center for Women

In Science,

Engineering & Technology

Center for Women In Science,Engineering and Technology

From inspiring future generations

To building their career in STEM

5WHO WE ARE

KEY FUNCTIONS

KEY STRATEGIC POLICIES

Low birth rate and aging society have led to a decrease in the national growth potential

The number of women in STEM workforce is relatively low in spite of a steady increase every year

T h e i m p o r t a n c e o f women resources and gender diversity has raised more awareness

The Korean government has been promoting g e n d e r e q u a l i t y i n STEM with a systematic approach like enactment of the law since 2002

WISET was designated as a Public Institution under the Ministry of Science and ICT in 2017

BACKGROUND OF FOUNDATION

Implementing various support programs tailored to the needs of women in STEM in whole life time

Creating a favorable environment and culture in which women have equal opportunity of education and research in STEM as well as no obstacles in their career development

• Recruit outstanding women in STEM and encourage them to develop their talents

• Enhance global competitiveness of women in STEM

• Create high-quality jobs for women in STEM

• Build better environment for STEM jobs

• Create STEM environment in which both men and women can work together in harmony

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HISTORYWHO WE ARE

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2011.1.

2013.1.

Establishment of the Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology(integration of the 4W Programs-WISE WIST Watch21 and WIE)

* WISE (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, 2001), WATCH21 (Ministry of Commerce Industry and Energy, 2004), WIST (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2004), WIE (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy, 2006)

Non-profit Corporation of the Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (The 1st

President: Hye-sook Lee)Opening of the Academy for Women in Science and Engineering

2014.1.

Opening of the Seoul Science & Technology Reemployment Support C e n t e r ( M i n i s t r y o f Gender Equality & Family)

2014.8.

Opening of the Support Center for Scientists and Engineers Cooperative(Ministry of Science and ICT)

2013.5.

Designated as a Public Institution

2017.1.

Inauguration of Wha-jin Han as the 2nd President

2016.3.

SUPPORT PROGRAMSFOR WOMEN IN STEM

FOSTERAGE

• On / Offline Mentoring Programs• STEM Research Team Project• R-WeSET (Regional Women Empowerment in STEM with local

university.)

UTILIZATION

• Career Re-entry Program• Support for Female Researcher at Entry Level• Job Matching and Training Program• Research Travel Grants• Women Startup Insight• Parental Leave Cover Program

‌‌INFRASTRUCTURE

• Survey on the Utilization of Women in STEM in Korea• Legal Systems for Gender Equality

- Gender Quota System for Recruitment- Designation of Staff in Charge of Women in STEM- Women-Friendly Work Environment Program

• Policy Research and Forums

WISET offers STEM experience

programs for female middle and highschool students to encourage their

aspiration for careers in STEMand also supports undergraduate /

graduate female students tostrengthen their expertise.

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On / Offline Mentoring

• Career path mentoring for college students• Global mentoring with global corporations like GE , Bloomberg, and

Microsoft • Online mentoring (mentoring.wiset.or.kr)

STEM Research Team Project

• Funding research grants for research projects• Composition of research team

- a female graduate student (project leader)- 2~4 female middle and high school and undergraduate student in

STEM- mentors (1 professor, 1 female mentor in the industrial field)

• Research fund- Intensive course : 6.5 million Korean won (approx. USD 5,400) /

7 months- Regular course : 5.5 million Korean won (approx. USD 4,600) /

7 months

FOSTERAGE

‌‌‌Change of Percentage of Female Students in S&E Colleges (2016)

New students Graduate students

30.6%31.1% 30.4%31.3% 32.1%33.4%

20062006 20112011 20162016

Female ratio of entering students in STEM(undergraduate)

Female

33.4%Male65.6%

Female ratio of enteringstudents in

Natural Science Engineering

52.3% 24.4%

27.9%p

FOSTERAGE

STATUS OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN STEM

WISET provides programs to

support in building and continuingcareer of women in STEM in

unemployed status, on temporaryposition and in career interruptiondue to pregnancy, childbirth, child

care and family care, etc.

R -WeSET

• Regional Women Empowerment in STEM• Partnership with 10 universities in local areas• College-to-work transition of women graduates from local

universities

Target Program

Female students in middle andhigh school

STEM major experiencepropram

Female college students in STEM Customized capacity building programand University-Industry Linkage program

Unemployed, career interrupted,and temporary employed Women Job education and training

FOSTERAGEWHAT WE DO

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Career Re-entry Program

• For women returners to STEM R&D sectors after career breaks. (Especially for Master and PhD degree holder)• Matching to universities and public and private institutions and

providing grants for research• Research fund : 22 million Korean won (approx. USD 18,333) / year,

maximum 3 years

Support for Female Researcher at Entry Level

• Providing employment cost to the SMEs'* research affiliated institute or research department especially for researchers graduated within 3 years* SMEs : Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

• Fund : 8.1 million Korean won (approx. USD 6,750) / 6 months

8.1million

6 months

22million / year

3 years

UTILIZATIONUTILIZATION

‌‌‌Labor Force Participation Rate in STEM (2016)

20s

30s

40s

50s

83.0

95.8

97.1

93.8

61.0

61.5

57.6

80.5

■‌Male ■‌Female

Marital status Age group

85.9 83.6

Single

96.3 56.2

Married

‌‌‌Labor Force Participation Ratio of Female STEM Graduates

Female ratio of newly recuited R&D employees in STEM

Female ratio of STEM R&D workforce (2016)

2006

2011

2016

22.8

22.6

27.0

Total239.635persons

Female

19.3%46.269 persons

Male80.7%

STATUS OF WOMEN IN STEM WORKFORCE

WISET sets up legislative system, policy,

and statistical data for policy supports to make better women-friendly

environment.

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Research Travel Grants

• Assisting grants to female researchers in STEM on temporary position (PhD degree or equivalent)

• Areas : Attending national and international conference, training programs operated by overseas institutions, etc.

Job Matching and Training Program

• Providing recruiting information via website• Job fair and job meeting day• Training courses to enhance expertise of women

- Science Communicator/Creative Experiment Instructor- Professionals of Intellectual Property- Employment Competency Reinforcement Program

Women Startup Insight

• Entrepreneurship education• Start-up competition with STEM ideas• Practical experience program and consulting services

Parental Leave Cover Program

• Consulting• Parental leave cover job matching

UTILIZATION

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‌Work-life Balance Promotion System (2016)

Operation rate of mandatory system Operation rate of voluntary system

28.2%

15.6%

32.2%99.4% 98.2%

82.5%96.4%

Flexible time/telecommuting

system

Lactationroom

Infertilityleave

Maternityleave

Parentalleave(both)

Nursingtime

Paternityleave

‌‌‌Gender Quota System for Recruitment

2003

2016

24.4

18.2

Goal30%

‌Workplace Childcare Facilities (2016)

Among institutions with obligation Among institutions without obligation

Total388

Institutions

4.1%95.9%

Total388

Institutions

63.7%36.6%

* Obligatory target : A workplace hiring more 300 female workers or more than 500 workers

INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE

Report on Korean Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (2007~)

2009 2016

INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS FORWOMEN-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

Survey on the Utilization of Women in STEM in Korea

• The survey for gender-sensitive statistics on women in STEM in Korea- Including statistics on employment, recruitment, promotion

and R&D activities, participation in training programs, status of the system for workfamily balance

Legal Systems for Gender Equality

• Gender quota system for recruitment- Implementing policies on recruiting new R&D women

workforce 30% in public research institutions• Designation of staff in charge of women in STEM

- By appointing a staff, supporting and overseeing the system for promoting employment and improving positions of women in STEM in public research institutions

• Women-friendly work environment program- Assisting grants to institutions that conduct their own organization

innovation project or women-friendly environment programs

Policy Research and Forums

• Developing research on the policies and supporting programs• WISET forum on future workforce in STEM: focusing on the future of the workforce development ecosystem along with the Fourth Industrial Revolution

INFRASTRUCTUREHOW WE WORK

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Expansion of R&D Career Re-entry Program for Women Returners

74.5%

Level of Satisfaction: 4.5

(out of 5)

Retention RateAfter 3 Years

90.0%

‌‌‌Retention Rate of the Career Re-entry Program Beneficiaries

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Successful Return to STEM R&D Career and High Level of Satisfaction

SCI-listed Papers

Non-SCI Papers

Patent Application

Patent Registration

Presentation at National

Conferences

Presentation at International Conferences

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‌Research Accomplishments■‌2012 ■‌2013 ■‌2014 ■‌2015 ■‌2016

HOW WE WORK

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Prospect on the changes in STEM jobs in the coming decade

Prospect on jobs in the pharmaceutical and medical industry generated by the 4th industrial revolution

Prospect on the changes in manufacturing jobs through Germany: Industry 4.0

Job opportunities and strategies in software-based industries

Job opportunities and strategies in the pharmaceutical and bioindustry

Job opportunities and prospect on the changes in the big data sector in the age of intelligence and information

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Research Travel Grants Program for Female Researchers

WISET helps temporary female PhD researchers who are not able to receive support and are likely to fall into the crisis of career break.

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Policy Forums

WISET seeks promising jobs in STEM to brace fluctuation of the 4th Industrial Revolution by operating policy forums.

• 6 times in 2016-2017

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■‌Research proposals accepted ■‌Employment ■‌Joint research project ■‌Research paper and awards, etc.

2014 2015 2016 2017

Research Achievement in

2014-2017

‌‌‌Lifecycle Mentoring Program

WISET provides tailored mentoring programs for women in STEM throughout the life cycle.

The number of annual

beneficiaries of the online

mentoring

3,339 mentors and 12,031 mentees participated in the WISET mentoring

program as of 2017.

3,339mentors

12,031mentees

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■‌Mentor ■‌Mentee

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HOW WE WORK

COOPERATIONCOOPERATION

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We are always open to any suggestions for cooperation at national and international level

Governmental OrganizationMinistry of Science & ICT Ministry of Gender Equality & FamilyMinistry of Trade, Industry & EnergyMinistry of Employment & Labor

University

WISET endeavors to establish local and global network to increase mutual understanding and facilitate status-raising of women in STEM.

Annual Conferences for Women in STEM

• Organizing a forum for female scientists and engineers to strengthen their fellowship, develop opinions, and raise awareness

International Cooperation

• Sharing our experiences based on policies and systems for women in STEM and cooperating with researchers, policy planners and related stakeholders in foreign countries

- World Engineering Education Forum (2016) : Organizing a parallel session with the topic of Gender Diversity in Engineering Education- Gender Summit 6 Asia-Pacific and bimonthly forums on Gendered Innovation in STEM (2015)- Collaborating project with global corporations (General Electronics,

Bloomberg, DuPont and Microsoft)- Policy Cooperation with Embassies and Institutions in foreign

countries

Policy Suggestion

Program Implementation

Activities in academic & industrial fields

Program Participation

Opinions

Funding

Funding

International Organization

National Organization

Key partner institutes

MOU

Academic Societies

● Women Committee (21 academic societies in STEM)

35 MOU organizations

Corporates

Institutions

Academic Societies

● EU-Korea Conference (EKC)● US-KOREA Conference of

Science and Technology (UKC)

● Canada-KOREA Conference on Science and Technology (CKC), etc.

Your Lifecycle Manager

Center for Women In Science,Engineering and Technology

The Korea Science and Technology Center, 3F-309, Teheran-ro 7-gil, 22, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KoreaTel 82-2-6411-1000 Fax 82-2-6411-1001E-mail wiset@wiset.or.kr Web www.wiset.or.kr/eng