Korea Foundation for Women i n Science, Engineering and Technology

There is a lack of role models for women in STEM.
If you are having difficulties solving your problems and concerns because you don’t have any female seniors in your field, then try using the WISET Mentoring Program.
At WISET, we operate a mentoring program tailored to women in STEM according to their respective stages in the life cycle.
We will help solve all your concerns, from exploring careers in science and engineering to growing as leaders in STEM.

In order to help female college (graduate) students in science and engineering become better job candidates and help them choose a career, various mentoring activities are carried out to allow them to explore possible careers with female workers in science and engineering fields and tour related institutions.

Target

• Mentor team : Composed of 3 or more women working for science and engineering companies, research institutes, etc.
• Mentees : Female college students, graduate students, etc. specializing in science or engineering
  ※ Students on leave and graduates are allowed to participate only for those who are unemployed

Main mentoring activities

• Tour of the mentor’s company/research institute, mock interviews, special lectures on jobs/skills, and provision of the latest science and technology information and employment information

Together with global companies that consider diversity and inclusion as their core values, we help female college (graduate) students majoring in science and engineering to grow into women in STEM with global competency.

Target

• Mentors : Scientists and engineers working for global corporations ※ Proceed on a corporate basis
• Mentees : Female college students, graduate students, etc. specializing in science or engineering
  ※ Students on leave can participate in unemployment

Main mentoring activities

• On/offline mentoring, special lectures on recruitment in connection with corporate HR teams, company/research institute tours, special lectures on jobs/skills, mock interviews, etc.

Corporate partners for the Global Mentoring Program

We provide global networking opportunities for women in STEM to design their future with outstanding female scientists and engineers in Korea and the United States.

Target

• Mentors : Korean women in STEM in the United States ※ Target(KWiSE)
• Mentees : Female college students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, etc. specializing in science or engineering

Main mentoring activities

• Mentor-mentee : On/offline mentoring, special lectures on jobs/skills, special lectures on thesis writing, elevator pitch, mock interviews, sharing of information related to career development abroad, etc.
• STEM Career Talk Concert : Sharing of career path stories and Q&A with various experts from promising industries (twice a year; held in the first and second halves of the year)

This is a program where female leaders with extensive experience or female corporate executives provide career mentoring to female workers at the middle management level in order to nurture female leaders in the industry.
Initially, it was conducted mainly for technical positions in the IT industry, but it is continually being expanded by discovering and including new fields such as BT, engineering, and chemical.

Target

• Mentors : Executive-level female leaders in science and technology (20+ years of work experience)
• Mentees : Women working in a field of science and technology

Support details

• Job-tailored group mentoring by female leaders
• Networking meetings for incumbent professionals for each industry
• 1:1 online mentoring without any constraints of time or location

We provide science and technology-based entrepreneurship support and education for establishing and running startups so that women in STEM can follow various career paths and perhaps even begin a startup. Moreover, by actively discovering excellent startup models, we are creating a culture and environment where women in STEM can start their own business.

Target

• Women in STEM who are preparing or wishing to start a business

Support details

• Provide individually tailored entrepreneurship skill programs according to the level of preparedness, field, technology, etc.