The Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), and the Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO) hosted this conference. In this conference, around 500 scientists and technicians from South Korea and the United States participated for academic discussion and opinion exchange, under the theme of ‘Discovery, Innovation and Dissemination for Transformative Impact.’ WISET participated in the special forum at UKC for the second time after 2021 and collaborated with Women in STEM-related organizations* to discuss issues regarding women in STEM, and network with Korean and non-Korean women in STEM.
*WISET-KOFWST-KWSE-KWiSE
WISET, The Asia Foundation, and Sookmyung Women's University's Research Institute of Asian Women held a joint seminar by inviting experts from Korea and Japan to encourage female students to study STEM and pursue related careers by providing practical advice.
*CEO Urara Takaseki (Omotete, Inc.), Lead Researcher Kim Changok (Samsung Display), and Professor Lim Yujin (Sookmyung Women's University)
WISET and The Asia Foundation* signed an MOU to promote comprehensive cooperation for the advancement of women in STEM in Asia. The agreement includes the following: mentoring programs to foster women in STEM; education and training to enhance women's digital capabilities; efforts to discover and expand STEM talent in Asia; improvement of the social and educational support environment for women in STEM; and active information exchange and cooperation on issues of common interest to both organizations. WISET will strengthen its collaboration with the Asia Foundation to foster and harness the next generation of women in STEM, starting with collaboration on the mentoring program of ‘STEM ConnectHER’** - a program to empower women in STEM that the Asia Foundation is implementing with Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Japan.
WISET held a meeting with the Ministry of Education of Australia (Deputy Minister Karen Sandercock), and the Embassy of Australia in South Korea to discuss the current status of women in STEM in both countries, related main issues, and policies for fostering and supporting women in STEM in both countries, as well as how to collaborate on the advancement of those women.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNSCAP) held a policy dialogue with entrepreneurs in Northeast Asia to investigate how startups can grow in the highly competitive environment of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by utilizing policies and trends. WISET participated as a speaker and provided insights on labor market trends with a significant impact on business, especially issues regarding the STEM workforce. It also emphasized that securing more women in STEM is the best solution to the future talent shortage challenge.
Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), and Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO) hosted this conference. In this conference, around 500 scientists and technicians from South Korea and the United States participated for academic discussion and opinion exchange, under the theme of ‘Role of Science and Technology in the Post-Pandemic Era.’ WISET participated in the sponsored forum at UKC for the first time as an organizer and collaborated with women in STEM-related organizations* to discuss issues regarding women in STEM, and network with Korean and non-Korean women in STEM.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Korea and Australia, a joint webinar was held to share information on policies to foster and support women in STEM and to promote networking of women in STEM in the two countries.
Time | Details | Note | |
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15:00~15:10 | 10' |
Opening and welcome speech
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Organizer (Australia Embassy in Korea) |
15:10~15:30 | 20' |
Topic : How can international networks better support Women in STEM
outcomes?
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Speakers |
15:30~15:55 | 25' |
Panel discussion and Q&A
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Panelists and attendees |
15:55~16:00 | 5' | Closing | Moderator |
In collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP), we conducted a joint study on the subject of “Gender Equality in STEM in Korea, China, and Japan” and published and distributed a report on policy implications for realizing gender equality in STEM fields in Korean and English.
discussion with an expert group on the publication of the research report(5.26)
The Asia Foundation conducted a study to explore the role and development measures for women’s networks in STEM fields based on the major issues derived from the Korea-U.S.-Japan trilateral talks (Oct. 2020). WISET’s experiences related to fostering and supporting women in STEM in Korea and other cases were shared with the Asia Foundation for the project.
* Accelerating Women's Advancement in STEM : Emerging lessons on network strategies and approaches in Asia
We participated in the SDG Forum hosted by the UN and presented Korea’s efforts to provide quality education and promote gender equality in STEM fields, in addition to exploring ways to boost gender equality and women’s advancement in STEM with international policy-makers.
As part of a training program for nurturing and empowering foreign women engineers (Implemented by: Korea Institute of Construction Technology Education; Entrusted by: Korea International Cooperation Agency), we introduced policies and programs aimed at nurturing and supporting women in STEM in Korea and shared the current status of each country in Africa to engage in exchanges and network with female engineers from five African countries.
* Program title: Capacity Development for Women Engineers in Africa
We participated in the ASEAN-Korea Forum hosted by the Asia Foundation and presented the impact of COVID-19 on women in the context of Korea and Korea’s best practices for strengthening women’s economic capabilities. We also explored measures to strengthen the economic capabilities of women in the post-COVID-19 era with international policy-makers.
Time | Program | |
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15:00~15:10 | 10' | Opening and introduction of the attendee |
15:10~15:50 | 40' |
Session 1 : Keynote speech by UN Women and ASEAN-affiliated organizations
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15:50~16:40 | 50' |
Session 2 : Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Economic Participation in Korea and Innovative Cases to Overcome it
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16:40~17:30 | 50' | Session 3: ASEAN Country Cases |
17:30~18:00 | 30' | Session 4: Panel Discussion and Closing |
A 4-day online webinar was held for representatives of the governments, academia, private sectors, and civil societies of Korea, the United States, and Japan to share experiences and lessons learned and to review issues that are crucial women’s advancement in STEM fields.
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | ||||
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10/20 (Tuesday) | Trilateral Kick-Off and Gender, Diversity, and STEM in Japan, ROK, and the U.S. | 10/21 (Wednesday) | Encouraging More Girls to Pursue STEM and Strengthening the Pipeline from University to Private Industry | 10/22 (Thu) | The Enabling Environment Needed to Support Women to Excel in STEM | 10/23 (Fri) | Looking Ahead, The Future of Work and the Next Generation of Women STEM Leaders. |
07:00-08:00 (KST) | Welcome and U.S. Keynote Address - (USA) AMBASSADOR KELLEY E. CURRIE (US Ambassador and UN Women's Committee representative) | 07:00-07:30 (KST) | Welcome and Korea Keynote Address- (Korea) LEE SEONG-HO (Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) | 07:00-07:30 (KST) | Welcome and Japan Keynote Address- (Japan) AMBASSADOR ATSUKO NISHIMURA (Special Advisor to the Japanese Foreign Minister and Ambassador for Women’s Issues) | 07:00-07:30 (KST) | Welcome and U.S. Private Sector Keynote Address- (USA) JACQUELLINE FULLER (Vice President, Google) |
08:00-09:30 (KST) | Panel Webinar: Gender, Diversity, and STEM in Japan, ROK, and the US: Where Do We Stand? - (US) DONNA MILGRAM (Executive Director, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science) -(Japan) GINKO KAWANO (Professor, Yamagata University)- (Korea) HEISOOK LEE (Senior Researcher, Gender Innovation Research Center)- (US) KATHLEEN KINGSCOTT (Vice President, IBM Research) | 07:30-08:30 (KST) | Panel Webinar: Cracking the Code: How to Encourage More Girls to Pursue STEM - (US) DYLAN DAVIS (Deputy Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley)- (Korea) LIZ LEE (Co-Director, Girls in Tech Seoul Branch and Founder and COO of TELEPASSEE)- (Japan) SACHIKO NAKAJIMA (Founder, steAm, Inc)- (US) TARA CHKLOVSKI (Founder and CEO, Technovation) | 07:30-08:45 (KST) | Panel Webinar: Gender Norms and STEM: Family Decision -Making, the Unpaid Care Burden, and the Challenges/Benefits of Creating Diverse Teams- (US) DR. KAREN MARRONGELLE (Director, Department of Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation)- (Japan) KATHY MATSUI (Vice President, Goldman Sachs Japan)- (Korea) SO YOUNG KIM (Professor, KAIST)- (US) TEA TRUMBIC (Women/Business/Legal Project Manager, World Bank) | 07:30-09:00 (KST) | Panel Webinar: STEM, Gender and the Future of Work in ROK, Japan and the US- (Korea) AHN HYE-YEON (President, WISET)- (US) ELIZABETH ROMANOFF SILVA (Assistant Director, Women's Empowerment, Asia Foundation)- (US) ELIZABETH WILKE (Researcher in Technology Policy and Future of Jobs, LinkedIn) - (Japan) KAZUO YAMAGUCHI (Professor, University of Chicago) |
09:30-11:00 (KST) | Invite Only Virtual Networking Kick Off: Breaking Down Barriers Through Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Supportive Networks - (US) AISHA BOWE (CEO, STEMBoard and aerospace engineer)- (US) LUCY LEE (Senior Associate, Volition Capital)- (Japan) NAOMI KURAHARA (CEO and Co-Founder, Infostellar)- (Korea) YUJIN CHANG (Founding Director, Women Who Code Seoul Branch, and Product Marketing Manager, NOOM) | 08:30-09:30 (KST) | Panel Webinar: Strengthening the pipeline from University to Private Industry - (US) DEBRA KNOPMAN (Principal Researcher, RAND Corporation)- (Japan) CATHERINE KASERI OHURA (CEO, GHIT Fund)- (Korea) Hyo-Suk Lim (President, Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers)- (US) NATALIA VILLALOBOS (Head of Global Programs for Women Techmakers, Google) | 08:45-10:00 (KST) | Panel Webinar: Gender Norms and STEM: Family Decision -Making, the Unpaid Care Burden, and the Challenges/Benefits of Creating Diverse Teams- (US) EILEEN PENNINGTON (Senior Advisor, Women’s Empowerment, Asia Foundation)- (Korea) KONG-JOO LEE (Professor, Ewha Womans University and Science and Technology Advisor to the President of the Republic of Korea)- (US) YING WORIES (Senior Program Manager, Microsoft and Director, LevelUp Seattle)- (Japan) YUKAKO UCHINAGA (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Japan Women's Innovative Network (J-WIN)) | 09:00-10:00 (KST) | Virtual Networking and Key Takeaways- (USA) PAULA UNIACKE (Senior Director, Women's Empowerment, Asia Foundation) |
A joint webinar was held to strengthen cooperation in sustainable development and gender equality in the field of Arctic science, which is a major field of cooperation between Korea and Norway, and promote exchanges of women in STEM.
Time | Details | Note | |
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15:00~15:10 | 10' | Opening and welcome speech | Norwegian Embassy in Korea (Ambassador), Korea Polar Research Institute (President), and WISET (President) |
15:20~16:30 | 90' |
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Speakers and attendees (Role models for women in the field of polar science, research on polar science, and work-life balance) |
16:30~16:50 | 20' | Q&A | All |
16:50~17:00 | 10' | Announcement of prize winners and closing |
At the Gender Summit, those in STEM fields (incl. scientists and engineers, policy-makers, academics, etc.) from around the world gather to exchange ideas and share knowledge to realize gender equality in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) and cooperate with each other. This is a global event held for the purpose of exchanging information on gender equality policies and programs related to STEMM with international stakeholders. At the 16th Gender Summit, we shared policies aimed at supporting women in STEM in Korea.
At the World Congress of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO 2019)*, which is called the “International Brain Science Olympics,” cases of promoting gender equality in STEM fields were shared by presenting overseas cases of improving gender equality in STEM education as well as policies to foster and support women in STEM in Korea.
* The International Bureau of Education of UNESCO (IBE-UNESCO) has held a wide variety of projects and forums to develop the STEM-related educational curriculum under UNESCO and to build a related network (a total of 216 participants).
Time | Program | |
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11:30~12:00 | Registration | |
12:00~12:10 | Opening and welcome speech | Yoo Young-sook (Former Minister of Environment) |
12:10~12:30 | [Presentation 1] Policies to Foster and Support Women in STEM in Korea | Hyeyeon Ahn (President, WISET) |
12:30~13:10 | [Presentation 2] Importance of Gender Equality in STEM Education | Mmantsetsa Marope (Director, IBE-UNESCO) |
13:10~13:25 | Andrew Meltzoff (Ph.D., Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, University of Washington) | |
13:25~13:30 | Closing remarks | Yoo Young-sook (Former Minister of Environment) |
The forum was held to exchange information and human resources necessary to strengthen the role of women in STEM who will contribute to the sustainable development and mutual growth of Korea and ASEAN countries. We shared policies and systems and discussed major issues with policy stakeholders so that policies to support women in STEM can be further advanced and applied on a wider scale.
Time | Duration | Details |
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15:30~16:00 | 30' | Registration |
16:00~16:10 | 10' | Opening |
16:10~16:40 | 30' | [Lecture]Ms. Ayako Inagaki (Director, Human and Social Development Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank) |
16:40~17:40 | 60' |
[Panel Discussion]
What is the Role of Women in STEM in Strengthening Cooperation between Korea and ASEAN Countries? Chair
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17:40~18:00 | 20' | Q&A |
18:00~18:05 | 5' | Closing |
18:05~20:00 | 115' | Banquet and networking |
As part of a training program for nurturing and empowering foreign women engineers (Implemented by: Korea Institute of Construction Technology Education; Entrusted by: Korea International Cooperation Agency), we introduced policies and programs aimed at nurturing and supporting women in STEM in Korea and shared the current status of each country in Africa to engage in exchanges and network with female engineers from five African countries.
* Program title: Capacity Development for Women Engineers in Africa