Women accounted for 31.9 percent of newly employed workers in science and expertise. That was up 3.8 share points from 2020, when the determine was 28.1 percent.
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity for Women in Science and Technology (WISET) mentioned this primarily based on the “2024 survey on the use of women in science and technology,” carried out on 5,138 analysis establishments nationwide in science and expertise fields. The reference date for the survey was Dec. 31, 2024.
The share of girls staff rose 0.6 share points from a 12 months earlier to 23.7 percent, growing for a fifth straight 12 months. By establishment kind, the shares had been 30.0 percent at science and engineering universities, 26.5 percent at public analysis institutes and 19.5 percent at non-public analysis institutes. For new hires, public analysis institutes had been highest at 38.6 percent, and non-public analysis institutes elevated by 7.3 share points over the previous five years.
Indicators for leadership-level positions remained low. Women accounted for 13.1 percent of these holding official posts, and 13.3 percent of principal investigators, up solely 0.3 and 0.7 share points, respectively, from a 12 months earlier. The share of girls main giant analysis initiatives price 1 billion received or extra was 9.2 percent.
The survey additionally examined the operation of work-life stability programmes. Institutions working legally mandated programmes equivalent to maternity and childcare depart accounted for 92.3 percent, whereas these working voluntary programmes equivalent to distant work and depart for infertility remedy stood at 57.0 percent. The share of establishments operating voluntary programmes has risen 10.0 share points over the previous five years.
Lee Jun-bae (이준배), director basic for Future Talent Policy on the Ministry of Science and ICT, mentioned, “In an era of population decline, expanding women scientists’ and engineers’ careers is an essential task to safeguard the country’s innovation capacity.”