Presentation from ICWES 15 Conference - July 2011, Australia

1. Life after a Bachelor’s Degree in the Sciences: Responses of Female University Students in the Southeastern Region of Korea July 20 th 2011, ICWES15, Adelaide Jung Sun Kim , Hee Jung Chang, Hye Young Park

3. source : NIS-WIST & 교육통계연보 원자료 , 한국교육개발원 (2009) Distribution of Female Highschool Graduates going into Science and Technology by Region in Korea (2009) Southeast 18.7% of all Female students in Science and Engineering are in the Southeast region in Korea (41.2% are in the Capital, Seoul)

4. Source : NIS-WIST & 교육통계연보 원자료 , 한국교육개발원 (2009) % of Female Students in NaturalScienc/Engineering in each region in Korea (2009) Southeast Total Seoul In the Southeast region in Korea, 32.5% of all female students go into Science and Engineering

5. Male/ Female Ratio of Students in NaturalScienc/Engineering in each region in Korea(2009) source : NIS-WIST & 교육통계연보 원자료 , 한국교육개발원 (2009) Southeast Seoul Total Male Female The male/female ratio of all students in Science and Engineering is 65.4:34.6 in the Southeast area

6. SE Women in S&T in the Southeast Region of Korea show high education attainment Source: BIS-WIST Policy Brief (2007) Degree %Female in Science (no) %Female in Engineering (no) BS 59.9 (2,920) 18.1 (2,109) MS 51.3 (264) 13.1 (135) Ph.D. 36.8 (67) 10.1 (24) Total 58.3 (3,251) 17.5 (2,268)

7. 동남권 Compared to male engineers, female engineers have less opportunities to work in large enterprises But…Low Economic Activity * among all graduating class of male in Engineering **among all grduating class of female in Engineering Source: BIS-WIST Policy Brief (2007) Type of employment Male Engineers Female Engineers Large Enterprise 37.6 % * 26.1 %** Medium / Small Enterprise 55.5 % * 64.2 %** Remaining in Region 69.9 % 74.3 % Ph.D. employment 66.9 % 27.3 %

8. 동남권 Women scientists have even lower opportunities than women engineers * among all graduating class of male in Sciences **among all grduating class of female in Sciences Source: BIS-WIST Policy Brief (2007) Male Scientists Female Scientists Large Enterprise 26.5 % * 22.1 %** Medium / Small Enterprise 62.3 % * 62.8 %** Remaining in Region 56.5 % 83.9 % Ph.D. employment 66.9 % 28.3%

9. BIS-WIST is located in Dongseo University, Busan, Korea

10. Network HUB of Women in S&T in the South-East Region Employment Information Support Policy Research Development Networking of Women in S&T Support Education Support BIS–WIST’s Mission Empowerment of Regional Women in S&T Improving the Economic Activity Ratio of Women in S&T Enhancing the Economic Competitiveness within S&T

15. Good illustration can help communicate the complex scientific Information accurately. Science illustration be a more universal means of communication. The demand for science illustrators could increase---opens the door as new career opportunities for women scientists and engineers Why Science Illustration?

16. Experimental Attempt: A Course on Science Illustration

17. Q : Are you happy with your major field? (Random selection of students)

18. Q: Are you interested in fine arts or illustration?

20. Q: Do you think it is possible to converge science and fine arts? Before After

21. Q: Do you think it is possible to converge your major with science? Before After

24. The BIS-WIST Family

25. Thank you .