International Joint Survey in Asia and the Pacific Region
Conduct a series of international surveys on
the gender barrier perception in STEM
in APNN member countries since 2014.
Construct a basic quantitative statistical database
through in-depth and comparative analysis among APNN members
Organizing the Policy Forum
Meeting of Asia and Pacific Women in Science and Technology (MAPWiST)
Host a policy forum biennially (or triennially) to expand the outcomes of the joint international survey and establish a policy development roadmap for female scientists/engineers
MAPWiST History
2021
2019
2017
2014
1. 2021 MAPWiST
- Date & Venue
- Aug. 20, 2021, Online (Zoom)
- Co-host
- KWSE
- Theme
- Gender gap and perception in STEM
- Program
| Catefory | Program |
|---|---|
| Keynote Speaker | Clem HERMAN (The Open University)
Ten years of research into Gender and STEM: learning from the past and looking to the future |
| Panel Discussion |
Theme: COVID-19 impacts on women in STEM and perspectives (Chair) Jung Sun KIM (Dongseo University) Aguri NAKANO (Okinawa Polytechnic College, Japan) Battsengel BAATAR(German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology, Mongolia) Seema SINGH (Delhi Technological University, India) Siew Kien MAH (Women Engineers Section, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia) Jihye GWAK (Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea) |
1. 2019 MAPWiST
- Date & Venue
- Aug. 9, 2019, Ewha Womans University, Korea
- Co-host
- KWSE
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Science and ICT
- Theme
- Looking Back for a Great Leap Forward
- Participants
- 165 participants form 26 countries
- Keynote Speaker
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Chiara BRONCHI | Asian Development Bank | Women in STEM in the Asia Pacific: Charting a Gender Transformative Future |
| Roberta PATONO | European Commission | Gender Equality in Research and Innovation: the European Perspective |
- Pannel Discussion
- Gender Barriers in Science and Engineering in Asia & Pacific Regions
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Kong-Ju-Bock LEE | Ewha Womans Univ., Korea |
| Pannel | Chia Li WU | TWiST, Taiwan |
| Kumi NITTA | JNWES, Japan | |
| Undran CHINBAT | WSTEM, Mongolia | |
| Jni RAJBAMSH | WISE-Nepal, Nepal | |
| Mijeong UM | STEPI, Korea | |
| Haryoung POO | KRIBB, Korea |
2. Korea-ASEAN Women in STEM Forum
- Date & Venue
- Nov. 21, 2019, BEXCO, Busan
- Host
- KWSE & WISET (Center for Women IN Science, Engineering and Technology)
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Science and ICT
- Theme
- Empowering Women in STEM Networks for the Sustainable
Betterment
of Asian Economy
- Participants
- 141 participants form 12 countries
- Invited Speaker
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ayako INAGAKI | Asian Development Bank | Women in STEM in Asia |
- Pannel Discussion
- What Can We Do to Strengthen International Cooperation
among Korea and ASEAN Countires?
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Jung Sun KIM | Dongseo Univ., Korea |
| Pannel | Htay Htay Win | Fed.MES, Myanmar |
| Le Thi KHANH | VAFIW, Vietnam | |
| Juana TAPEL | PTC Women Engineers Network, Philippines | |
| Wai Yie LEONG | IEM Women Engineers Section, Malaysia | |
| Supatcha CHAIMATANAN | GISTDA, Thailand | |
| Hyun-Ok KIM | KARI, Korea |
1. 2017 MAPWiST
- Date & Venue
- Sept. 2, 2017, The Plaza Hotel, Korea
- Host
- KWSE
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Science and ICT
- Theme
- Mapping the Future of Women in STEM in Asia and the Pacific Nations
- Keynote Speach
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kong-Ju-Bok LEE | Ewha Womans Univ. | Balanced Development of Human Resources in STEM for the Future of Artificial Intelligence |
- Invited Lecture
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Belan MENAGIER | Universit Confdérale Léonard de Vinci | Implementing Gender Policies in Higher Education Institutions: Obstacles and Levers |
| Yanghee KIM | Gender & Leadership | Gender Barriers Perceived and Rxperienced by Women Scientists and Engineers among APNN Member Countries |
- Open Discussion
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Miray OHM | Dongseo Univ, Korea |
| Pannel | Fumie TAKEI | NDMC, Japan |
| Jun HADA | WISE-epal, Nepal | |
| Li-Ling TSAI | NKNU, Taiwan | |
| Ariunbolor PURVEE | MUST, Mongolia |
1. 2014 MAPWiST
- Date & Venue
- Jul. 31, 2014, Ewha Womans University, Korea
- Host
- KWSE
- Co-host
- INWES
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
- Theme
- Action Plans towards Gender Equality in STEM for Asia and the Pacific Nations
- Keynote Speach
| Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Martin SCHAAPER | UNESCO | Women in Science: What Do the Data Tell Us? |
| Margartet JARVIE | Univ. of Waterloo | Innovation in Education: The University of Waterloo’s co-operatvie Education Program |
- Policy Workshop
- Survey on Key Issues for STEM Professionals & Action Plan towards Gender Equality in STEM