Nearly 1 in 3 new research institute hires are women in 2024: report

Women took up nearly 32 percent of new hires at South Korean research institutes in 2024, rising steadily over the past decade amid government-led efforts to foster female scientists, data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, women accounted for 6,616 of 20,739 new hires at 5,138 South Korean institutions in 2024. The figure marks a jump from 24.2 percent in 2015. The report sho

By The Korea Herald