Management Officer System
The officers for women in STEM designated by public research institutes and public universities in the field of science and technology carry out a wide range of activities to improve the status of women in STEM within their organizations and promote recruitment of female talents. They are also dedicated to innovating the institutions so that all members of the organization can benefit from a research culture that promotes work-life balance.
Progress
2005
Designation of public research institutes and national and public universities with 30 or more female employees in STEM as operators of the management officer system for women in STEM (designation of one management officer in charge)
2011
Notification of the plan for the expansion of the management officer system through the administrative measures of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) (MEST Scientist and Engineer Policy Division, No. 1522 (June 7, 2011))
※ Designation of additional institutions to operate the management officer system: Public research institutes and national and public universities with 100 employees or more or 10 female employees in STEM or more
※ Management officer system: Reorganized into a two-track system with the general manager (primary) / management officer in charge (secondary
2012
Minister’s Commendation for Excellence Women in STEM (3 points)
2022
Preparation of operating guidelines (draft) for the management officer system
Number of organizations operating the management officer system
(2005 to 2022)
- 2005 : 30
- 2006 : 34
- 2007 : 35
- 2008 : 35
- 2009 : 35
- 2010 : 35
- 2011 : 95
- 2012 : 108
- 2013 : 114
- 2014 : 137
- 2015 : 132
- 2016 : 132
- 2017 : 139
- 2018 : 143
- 2019 : 147
- 2020 : 147
- 2021 : 147
- 2022 : 427
designated authority
(As of August 2022 - 147 institutions)
| No. | Category | Affiliation | Research institute | Statutory | Appointment of management officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public corporation (market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | KEPCO Research Institute (KEPRI) | Statutory | 3 |
| 2 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Employment and Labor | KOSHA Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute | Statutory | 3 |
| 3 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Employment and Labor | Korea Polytechnic University | 3 | |
| 4 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning | Statutory | 3 |
| 5 | Public institution (other) | Defense Acquisition Program Administration | Defense Agency for Technology and Quality | Statutory | 5 |
| 6 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Health and Welfare | National Cancer Center | Statutory | 2 |
| 7 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Health and Welfare | Daegu Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (K-MEDI Hub) | Statutory | 3 |
| 8 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Health and Welfare | National Evidence-based healthcare Collaborating Agency | Statutory | 2 |
| 9 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Testing Laboratory | Statutory | 3 |
| 10 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology | Statutory | 3 |
| 11 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Food and Drug Safety | Korea Institute of Drug Safety & Risk Management | Statutory | 3 |
| 12 | Public institution (other) | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | National Institute of Biological Resources | Statutory | 2 |
| 13 | Public company (market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea National Oil Corporation | 5 | |
| 14 | Public company (market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Central Research Institute | Statutory | 3 |
| 15 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | Korea Expressway Corporation Expressway and Transportation Research Institute | 2 | |
| 16 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | Korea Land and Housing Corporation Land and Housing Institute | Statutory | 2 |
| 17 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | KOSMCO Research Institute | 2 | |
| 18 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Coal Corporation | 2 | |
| 19 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Gas Technology Corporation | 2 | |
| 20 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources | 4 | |
| 21 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | KEPCO E&C | Statutory | 3 |
| 22 | Public company (quasi-market type) | Ministry of Environment | K-water Institute | Statutory | 2 |
| 23 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gangwon-do Province | Gangwon-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services | 4 | |
| 24 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gangwon-do Province | Gangwon-do Institute of Health and Environment | 4 | |
| 25 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeonggi-do Province | Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research
& Extension Services |
3 | |
| 26 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeonggi-do Province | Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment | Statutory | 2 |
| 27 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeongsangnam-do Province | Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services | 1 | |
| 28 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeongsangnam-do Province | Gyeongsangnam-do Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory | Statutory | 2 |
| 29 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeongsangbuk-do Province | Gyeongsangbuk-do Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory | 2 | |
| 30 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gyeongsangbuk-do Province | Gyeongsangbuk-do Institute of Health and Environment | 1 | |
| 31 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Gwangju Metropolitan City | Gwangju Institute of Health and Environment | 2 | |
| 32 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | the Meteorological Administration | National Institute of Meteorological Sciences | 3 | |
| 33 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | National Agricultural Products Quality Management Agency | 2 | |
| 34 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Forestry and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters | legal | 5 |
| 35 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Rural Development Administration | National Institute of Food Science | legal | 2 |
| 36 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Rural Development Administration | national horticulture | legal | 1 |
| 37 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Rural Development Administration | the Institute of Special Science | legal | 1 |
| 38 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Rural Development Administration | National Livestock Research Institute | legal | 4 |
| 39 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Daegu Metropolitan City | Rural Development Administration | legal | 3 |
| 40 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Daejeon Metropolitan City | National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | legal | 3 |
| 41 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Busan Metropolitan City | Daegu Metropolitan City | legal | 2 |
| 42 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Korea Forest Service, the Forest Service |
Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 1 | |
| 43 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Korea Forest Service, the Forest Service | Daejeon Metropolitan City | legal | 3 |
| 44 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Seoul Metropolitan Government | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | legal | 2 |
| 45 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Seoul Metropolitan Government | Busan Metropolitan City | 2 | |
| 46 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Ulsan Metropolitan City | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 6 | |
| 47 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Incheon Metropolitan City | National Institute of Forest Science | legal | 2 |
| 48 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollanam-do | National Arboretum | 3 | |
| 49 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollanam-do | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 3 | |
| 50 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollanam-do | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 3 | |
| 51 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollanam-do | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 4 | |
| 52 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollabuk-do | Seoul Water Research Institute | 5 | |
| 53 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollabuk-do | Ulsan Metropolitan City | 3 | |
| 54 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeollabuk-do | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 2 | |
| 55 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Jeju Special Self-Governing Province | Incheon Metropolitan City | 1 | |
| 56 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 2 | |
| 57 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Chungcheongnam-do | Jeollanam-do | 1 | |
| 58 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Chungcheongnam-do | Agricultural Research and Extension Services | 1 | |
| 59 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Chungcheongnam-do | Jeollanam-do | 3 | |
| 60 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Chungcheongnam-do | Animal Health Laboratory | 2 | |
| 61 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Chungcheongbuk-do | Jeollanam-do | 2 | |
| 62 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | legal | 3 |
| 63 | National Public (Republic of Korea) | Ministry of Environment | Jeollanam-do | legal | 4 |
| 64 | university | the Ministry of Education | Academy of Marine and Fisheries Science | legal | 3 |
| 65 | university | the Ministry of Education | Jeollabuk-do | 3 | |
| 66 | university | the Ministry of Education | Agricultural Research and Extension Services | legal | 2 |
| 67 | university | the Ministry of Education | Jeollabuk-do | legal | 5 |
| 68 | university | the Ministry of Education | Animal Health Laboratory | legal | 3 |
| 69 | university | the Ministry of Education | Jeollabuk-do | legal | 3 |
| 70 | university | the Ministry of Education | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | legal | 3 |
| 71 | university | the Ministry of Education | Jeju Special Self-Governing Province | legal | 4 |
| 72 | university | the Ministry of Education | Research Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIPHE) | 3 | |
| 73 | university | the Ministry of Education | Pukyong National University | legal | 3 |
| 74 | university | the Ministry of Education | Pusan National University | legal | 3 |
| 75 | university | the Ministry of Education | Seoul National University of Science and Technology | 3 | |
| 76 | university | the Ministry of Education | Seoul National University | legal | 2 |
| 77 | university | the Ministry of Education | University of Seoul | legal | 1 |
| 78 | university | the Ministry of Education | Suncheon National University | legal | 2 |
| 79 | university | the Ministry of Education | Andong National University | legal | 3 |
| 80 | university | the Ministry of Education | Incheon National University | legal | 2 |
| 81 | university | the Ministry of Education | Chonnam National University | legal | 4 |
| 82 | university | the Ministry of Education | Chonbuk National University | legal | 4 |
| 83 | university | the Ministry of Education | Jeju National University | legal | 3 |
| 84 | university | the Ministry of Education | Changwon University | legal | 4 |
| 85 | university | the Ministry of Education | Chungnam National University | legal | 3 |
| 86 | university | the Ministry of Education | Chungnam Provincial University | 3 | |
| 87 | university | the Ministry of Education | Chungbuk National University | legal | 3 |
| 88 | university | the Ministry of Education | Hankyung University | legal | 4 |
| 89 | university | the Ministry of Education | Korea National University of Education | 2 | |
| 90 | university | the Ministry of Education | Korea National University of Transportation | legal | 3 |
| 91 | university | the Ministry of Education | Korea Maritime University | legal | 4 |
| 92 | university | the Ministry of Education | Hanbat University | legal | 3 |
| 93 | Non-profit (annual) | the Korean Red Cross | the Korean Red Cross | 2 | |
| 94 | Professional production technology (Yeon) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Blood Management Headquarters | 2 | |
| 95 | Professional production technology (Yeon) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Institute of Robotics and Convergence | 2 | |
| 96 | Professional production technology (Yeon) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Korea Shoe Leather Institute | 2 | |
| 97 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Automobile Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 98 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Korea Internet & Security Agency | 2 | |
| 99 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | the Forest Service | Korea Rural Community Corporation | legal | 2 |
| 100 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy | Rural Development Institute | 2 | |
| 101 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | Ministry of Environment | Korea Arboretum | legal | 3 |
| 102 | Quasi-governmental organization (commissioned execution type) | Ministry of Environment | a garden keeper | legal | 4 |
| 103 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Gas Safety Corporation | 3 | |
| 104 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | Legal | 3 |
| 105 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | National Institute of Security Technology | 3 | |
| 106 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | 2 | |
| 107 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | National Institute of Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| 108 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 3 |
| 109 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Nanotechnology Research & Extension Services | legal | 3 |
| 110 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 3 |
| 111 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Green Technology Center | legal | 5 |
| 112 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 2 |
| 113 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Southeastern Atomic Energy Medical Center | legal | 3 |
| 114 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 4 |
| 115 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | World Kimchi Research Institute | legal | 2 |
| 116 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 4 |
| 117 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Software Policy Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 118 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 4 |
| 119 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Safety Assessment Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 120 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT 3 | (Equipment) | legal | 3 |
| 121 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Institute of Science and Gifted Students | legal | 4 |
| 122 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | (Equipment) | legal | 4 |
| 123 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Brain Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 124 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | legal | 3 |
| 125 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | the Institute of Basic Science | legal | 3 |
| 126 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology | legal | 3 |
| 127 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Energy of Korea | legal | 4 |
| 128 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | a technical researcher | legal | 4 |
| 129 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 130 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 131 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Materials Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 132 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Electrical Research Institute | legal | 5 |
| 133 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | legal | 4 |
| 134 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Institute of Geological Resources | legal | 4 |
| 135 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Astronomical Research Institute | legal | 4 |
| 136 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Railroad Research Institute | legal | 4 |
| 137 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Institute of Standards and Sciences | legal | 4 |
| 138 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine | legal | 4 |
| 139 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korea Aerospace Research Institute | legal | 5 |
| 140 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Science and ICT | Korean Nuclear Convergence | legal | 3 |
| 141 | Government appearance (annual) | Defense Acquisition Program Administration | an energy research institute of energy | legal | 3 |
| 142 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Korea Chemical Research Institute | legal | 3 |
| 143 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | Defense Science Research Institute | 3 | |
| 144 | Government appearance (annual) | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries | (Equipment) | legal | 2 |
| 145 | Government appearance (annual) | the Cabinet Office | Polar Research Institute | legal | 2 |
| 146 | Government appearance (annual) | Nuclear Safety Commission | (Equipment) | legal | 2 |
| 147 | Government appearance (annual) | Nuclear Safety Commission | Ship and Marine Plant Research Institute | 3 |