Korea Foundation for Women i n Science, Engineering and Technology

2025 National Assembly Policy Forum for Women in STEM Officers (2025.6.26.)

• Theme : Excellence+: Innovating Research Culture in S&T Institutions
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Presentations on the activities of Women in STEM Officers, GEP expansion strategies, and career support for researchers in Government-funded Research Institutes (GRIs)
  • 2) A panel discussion on institutional innovations to foster an inclusive and sustainable research culture
• Date : June 26, 2025 (Thu) 14:00 – 16:00
• Venue : National Assembly Members' Hall
• Host : National Assembly, Ministry of Science and ICT, WISET, NST(National Research Council of Science & Technology)
• Note : 'Excellence' represents research excellence, while '+' signifies new policy initiatives in the S&T field, including Gender Equality Plans (GEP).

2024 WISET Policy Forum for Women in STEM (2024.9.6.)

• Theme : In the Era of Low Birth Rate and Tech Hegemony, Women in STEM are the Solution
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Addressing the critical question, “Can we be both an excellent researcher and a good parent?” to seek practical solutions for career sustainability
  • 2) Exploring policies to leverage female talent as a solution to national demographic and technological challenges.
• Date : September 6, 2024 (Fri) 14:00-16:00
• Venue : Online Broadcasting Studio (B1), KOFST
• Host : Ministry of Science and ICT, WISET, NRF(National Research Foundation)

Public Hearing for the 5th Basic Plan for Fostering and Supporting Women in STEM (2024.7.5.)

• Theme : A Sustainable Future for Korea Opened with Women in STEM
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Presentation of the draft for the "5th Basic Plan for Fostering and Supporting Women in STEM(2024-2028)"
  • 2) Gathering opinions from stakeholders to ensure a sustainable future through gender diversity in S&T
• Date : July 5, 2024 (Fri) 14:00~16:00
• Venue : Online Broadcasting Studio (B1), KOFST
• Host : WISET (Supported by Ministry of Science and ICT)

2023 Annual Convention for Women in STEM - Policy Debate (2023.11.23.)

• Theme : The Future of Korea, Opened by Women in STEM
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Voices from the Field: Presentation of results from the "2023 Asking the Public about Policies for Women in STEM" survey and nationwide town hall meetings.
  • 2) Expert Panel Discussion: Refining core issues and priority tasks across four subcommittees to establishing the "5th Basic Plan for Fostering and Supporting Women in STEM"
• Date : November 23, 2023 (Thu) 17:45 – 18:30
• Venue : ST Center (Science and Technology Convention Center), KOFST
• Host : WISET
• Held as a featured session of the 2023 Annual Convention for Women in STEM

2023 WISET Policy Forum for Women in STEM (2023.10.20.)

• Theme : Asking the Public about Policies for Women in STEM
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Sharing results from the nationwide survey and town hall meetings to reflect public demand in policy making
  • 2) Panel discussion on identifying future policy directions and improving the effectiveness of current support systems
• Date : October 20, 2023 (Fri) 14:00-16:00
• Venue : Online Broadcasting Studio (B1), KOFST
• Host : WISET, Global Open Partners Co., Ltd. (Sponsored by Ministry of Science and ICT)

National Assembly Forum for Leveraging Female Talent in S&T (2023.08.30.)

• Theme : Comprehensive Support Measures for Women in STEM to Secure S&T Talent
• Key Highlights : Policy discussion on securing national S&T competitiveness by expanding the participation of women
• Date : August 30, 2023 (Wed) 14:00~16:00
• Venue : National Assembly Members' Hall
• Host : National Assembly, Ministry of Science and ICT, WISET, KOFST, KWSE

Symposium for In-depth Career Analysis of Scientists and Engineers (2022.11.09.)

• Theme : In-depth Career Path Analysis for Male and Female Scientists and Engineers
• Key Highlights
  • 1) Statistical analysis of gender disparities in career paths
  • 2) Diagnosing career barriers using results from the 2021 pilot survey
  • 3) Developing data-driven mid-to-long-term support policies for women in STEM
• Date : November 9, 2022 (Wed) 13:30~17:00
• Venue : Medium Conference Hall, KOFST
• Host : WISET, Korean Women’s Development Institute

WISET-KWiSE Women in STEM (2022.8.18.)

• Topic : Idea exchange and information sharing on ways to nurture female scientists and engineers in various STEM fields and expand their activities
• Main Content
  • 1) Current Status of Women Scientists and Engineers Policy in Korea
  • 2) Equality, inclusion, diversity, and improvement plans for female scientists and engineers
  • 3) R&D technology commercialization strategy consists of a total of 3 categories
• Date : 2022.8.18.(Thursday) 15:30~18:30
• Place : Hyatt Regency Crystal City, USA
• Host : WISET, KWiSE(Partner organization : KOFWST, KWSE)

2022 World Women Engineers Day WISET Expert Forum (2022.6.23.)

• Topic : Introducing the latest research on gender issues in the STEM field to domestic stakeholders and the public and sharing insights from experts
• Main Content : Presentation of research papers on the causes of gender imbalance in the engineering field and implications for fostering female talent, and promotion of expert panel discussions to seek ways to improve and solve problems
• Date : 2022.6.23.(Thursday) 9:30~10:40 KST
• Place : Korea Science and Technology Center medium conference room 2(online offline parallel, online live streaming)
• Host : WISET(Support : Ministry of Science and ICT, The Asia Foundation, INWED)
• Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chAISGubVPg

Korea-ASEAN Women Scientists and Engineers Policy Forum

Korea-ASEAN Women Scientists and Engineers Policy ForumIt was held to exchange information between countries and human resources needed to strengthen the role of female scientists and engineers who will contribute to the sustainable development and shared growth of ASEAN and Korea countries. We shared policies and systems with and discussed major issues.

• Date : 2019. 11. 21.(Thursday) 16:00~20:00
• Place : Busan BEXCO New Hall 2nd Exhibition Hall
• Co-host : WISET, KWSE
• Support : Ministry of Science and ICT
• Topic : Network of female scientists and engineers leading sustainable economic development
• Main Content : Discussion on the role of female scientists and engineers for sustainable development and innovative shared economic growth in Asia and ways to cooperate with ASEAN-Korea, discussion on the current status of female scientists and engineers in the ASEAN-Korea region and policies for fostering and supporting them