Organization

Yookyoung Mun
Group President Position President
Major/Work Sociology Tel 02-3156-7201
Education Jun. 2008-Nov.2008 Visiting Scholar, University of Maryland Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Aug.1998 Yonsei University, Ph.D in Sociology.
Feb.1985 Yonsei University, M.A. in Sociology.
Feb.1982 Yonsei University, B.A. in Sociology.
Career Nov.2020-Present Member, Employment Policy Committee, Ministry of Employment and Labor.
Nov.2020-Present Member, Prevention of Violence Against Women Committee, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.
Aug.2020-Present Chairperson, Female Workforce Task Force, The Presidential Committee on Jobs.
Nov. 2017-Present Member, Advisory Committee on Big Data & Statistics Strategy Forum, Statistics Korea.
Dec. 2017-Dec. 2019 Member, Social Security Committee, Office for Government Policy Coordination, Prime Minister's Secretariat.
Jun. 2016-May. 2018  Member, Advisory Committee on Statistics-based Policy Analysis Evaluation, Statistics Korea.
Apr. 2014-Mar. 2016  Member, Terminology Standardization Advisory Committee, Statistics Korea.
Nov. 2011-Jan. 2013 Head, Center for Strategy for Women's Friendly Policy, Korean Women's Development Institut.

Awards
Gold Medal for Research Merit, (Dec 31, 2019) by the National Research Council.
Industrial Service Medal, (Sept 1, 2015) by the Statistics Korea for contributing to national industrial development through statistical production.
Minister of Gender Equality and Family Award, (Dec 31, 2012) by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for contributing to the promotion of women, youth and family policies.
Prime Minister's Commendation, (July 2, 2009) by the Prime Minister's Office for contributing to the improvement of women's status and gender equality.
Chairperson's Best Research Project Award (May 18, 2000) by the National Research Council for the research entitled, "Status of Women's Unemployment and Countermeasures."
Minister of Labor Award, (Dec 30, 1995) by the Ministry of Labor for contributing to gender equality in employment.
An area of study Gender Statistics, Employment of Women, Equality Index, Women and Family Panel