Biography
Work History/Assignments
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Dec. 2022 - Present
Member, Chairperson, Gender Equality Policy Committee, Ministry of Justice.
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Oct. 2022 - Present
Member, Military Human Rights Improvement Council, Ministry of National Defense.
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Jul. 2022 - Present
Member, Proactive Governance Committee, Statistics Korea.
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Jan. 2022 - Present
Member. Military Service Policy Review Committee, Ministry of National Defense.
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Nov. 2020 - Present
Member, Employment Policy Committee, Ministry of Employment and Labor.
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Nov. 2020 - Present
Member, Prevention of Violence Against Women Committee, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.
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Aug. 2020 - May.2022
Chairperson, Female Workforce Task Force, The Presidential Committee on Jobs.
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Nov.2017 - Feb.2021
Member, Advisory Committee on Big Data & Statistics Strategy Forum, Statistics Korea.
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Dec.2017 - Dec.2019
Member, Social Security Committee, Office for Government Policy Coordination, Prime Minister's Secretariat.
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Jun.2016 - May.2018
Member, Advisory Committee on Statistics-based Policy Analysis Evaluation, Statistics Korea.
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Apr.2014 - Mar.2016
Member, Terminology Standardization Advisory Committee, Statistics Korea.
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Nov.2011 - Jan.2013
Head, Center for Strategy for Women's Friendly Policy, Korean Women's Development Institute.
Academic History
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Jun. 2008 - Nov. 2008
Visiting Scholar, University of Maryland Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
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Aug. 1998
Yonsei University, Ph.D. in Sociology.
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Feb. 1985
Yonsei University, M.A. in Sociology.
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Feb. 1982
Yonsei University, B.A. in Sociology.
Awards
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Gold Medal for Research Merit
(Dec 31, 2019) by the National Research Council
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Industrial Service Medal
(Sept 1, 2015) by the Statistics Korea for contributing to national industrial development through statistical production
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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
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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
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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"
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Minister of Labor Award
(Dec 30, 1995) by the Ministry of Labor for contributing to gender equality in employment

The 16th President
Yookyoung Mun