KWDI Korean Women’s Development Institute

Mijeong Lee
Group	Center for International Development and Cooperation	Position	Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Major/Work	Sociology	Tel	02-3156-7154
Education	- September 1996 Ph.D. in Sociology, UCLA, the United States - June 1990 M.A. in Sociology, Stanford University, the United States - February 1985 B.A. in Sociology, Seoul National University, Rep of Korea
Career	- 2020-present. Member of Committee for Promoting Gender Equality, Supreme Court of Korea - 2019-present. Senior Research Fellow, Korean Women's Development Institure - 2018- present. Member of Committee for Reviewing Policy Research, Ministry of  Gender Equality and Family - 2014-present Member of Committee for Recommending Book and Non-book Materials, National Assembly Library - 2015-2017. Chairperson, Monitoring Committee of Headquarter to Prevent Sex Trafficking, Women’s Human rights Commission of Korea - 2015-2018. Director of Research Center for Women’s Human Rights, Korean Women’s Development Institute - 2015-2018. Member of Policy Committee, Korean National Council of Women - 2014-2015. Editor in Chief, Gender Studies and Policy Review - 2013-2019. Member of Grants Committee, Korea Foundation for Women - 2012-present. Member of Board of Directors, Korean Unwed Mothers Support Network - 2006. Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Stanford University - 2003-2004. Discussion Moderator, TV Debate Program, KTV - 2002-2019. Research Fellow, Korean Women's Development Institure - 2002. Research Professor, Sungkyunkwan University - 1996-2001. Senior Researcher, The Institute for Social Development and Policy Research, Seoul National University Award - September 2018. Prime Minister's Award, Republic of Korea - May 2015. Minister's Award, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, Republic of Korea - April 2010. KWDI President Award - 1996-1997 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Korea Research Foundation - 1994 -1995 Graduate Travel Grant, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - 1993 -1994 Fietta Wilkin Clendenin Fellowship, University of California at  Los  Angeles (UCLA)
Research performance	[Policy Reports] (In Korean) - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2020. Research on Measures to Enhance the Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Education: Towards Centering Male Participants. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2020.  Measure to Improve Survey Methods on Sexual Harassment and Violence in Culture, Sports, and Tourism. Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2020. Measures to Improve Support for Chid and Youth Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2020. 2019 Survey on Sexual Violence in Professional Sports. Korea Professional Sports Association. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2020. 2019 Survey on Sexual Violence in the Military. Ministry of National Defense. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2019. After Me Too Movement: Current Status of University Student Victims of Sexual Violence in Arts and Culture, and Policy Issues Ahead. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong. 2019. A Study on the Survey on Violence against Women: Analysis and Measures for Improvement. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2019. Measure to Improve the Capacity of Professiongl Personne helping Victims of Sexual Assault in the Mility. Ministry of National Defense. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2019. Assessment of Sexua-Violence Victim Support Centers .Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2019. Assessment of Sexuality Education Center for Youth. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2018. Survey on Sexual Violence in College and  Policy Implications. Ministry of  Education. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2018. Survey on Gender Equality in Korea Post and Policy Implications. Korea Post. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2018 Assessment of Sunflower Centers. Women’s Human rights Commission of Korea. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2018. Developing a National Action Plan for the Prevention of Gender-based Violence. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2018. Support Measures for Unwed Mothers during Pregnancy and after Childbirth. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2017. Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence Male Victims Support Status and Policy Task. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2017. A Study on the Introduction of the Restricted Reporting System for Sexual Violence in the Military. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). The Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence in the Military: Problems and Recommendations for Improvement. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). Support of Child, Youth, and Disabled Victims of Sexual Violence: Current Situations and Measures to Improve Policy. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2015. Research on Measures to Prevent Campus Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence and Strengthen Victim Protection. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2015. 2015 Assessment of  Sunflower Centers. Women’s Human rights Commission of Korea. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2014.10th Year after the Enactment of Special Laws to Prevent Sex Trafficking and Protect Victims: Achievements and Challenges. Women’s Human rights Commission of Korea. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2014. Improving the Roles of the Integrated Support Centers for Sexual Assault Victims. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2013. Studies of the Development of National Action Plans on Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2013. A Research on the Improvement of Support System for Sexual Assault Victims based on Case Study. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2012. Improving the Prevention of Sexual Assault and Harassment on College Campus. Korean Women’s Development Institute. - Lee, Mijeong(PI). 2012. 2012 Assessment of Comprehensive Sexual Assault Victim Support Centers.Women’s Human rights Commission of Korea. [Publications] (In English) - Lee, Mijeong. 1998(3rd printing 2002). Women’s Education, Work, and Marriage in Korea: Women’s Lives Under Institutional Conflicts. Seoul: Seoul National University Press. - __________. 2003. “Changing Perceptions on the Family and the Career among Korean Educated Women” Asian Women 16 - __________. 1997. “Why Do Some Women Participate in the Labor Force while Others Stay at Home?” Korea Journal of Population and Development 26(2) (In Korean) - Lee, Mijeong. 2004. “College Educated Women in Korean Labor Market” in Between Work and Family edited by  S. Lee. Seoul: Samin. - ___________. 2004. “Sexual Norms and Pornography” in The 21st Megatrend of Korea edited by Kyoungshik Hwang. Seoul: Mineumsa. - ___________. 2003. “Gender Identity and Online Communication.” Information Policy 10(3) - ___________ and Y. B.  Lee. 2003. “Family Policy for Changing Korean Families.” Family and Culture 15(1) - ___________. 2002. “Labor Market Participation among Young College-Educated Women.” Korea Journal of Population Studies 25(2) - ___________. 2002. “On-line Sexual Harassment and Regulations.” Journal of Cybercommunication 10 - ___________. 2001. “Changes of the Family and Family Welfare.” Korean Social Science Review 23(2) - ___________. 2001. “Women in the 21st Century Labor Market” in Occupation and Women Seoul: Sigma. - ___________ and J. S. Chung. 1999. “Korean Women’s Education and Participation in the Labor Market during 1980s and 1990s.” Korean Social Science Review 21(4) - ___________. 1998. “Gender Differential Educational Investment within Korean Family.” Journal of Korean Sociology 32 (spring) - ___________.  1997. “The Meaning of Women’s Education as Human Capital in Korea.” Population Studies 20(2) - ___________.  1996. “The Under-utilization of Women’s Education in Korean Labor Market: Macro Level Explanations. “ Population Studies 19(2)