The AAPPS Women in Physics Workshop 2015 : Gender Innovation

Asia/Seoul
Description

Scope:

Gender Summit 6 will be held at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, Korea during August 26-29, 2015, which focuses on “the quality research and innovation through equality”.  It aims at making gender equality the norm in science and embedding gender as a primary dimension of research and innovation quality. We, WIP in AAPPS, hope to bring the theme of the Gender summit 6 into our physics community to achieve woman-friendly environments in physics and to make the creative contributions through diversity.

It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend AAPPS_WIP Workshop 2015.

Program:

The workshop will consist of talks on gender innovation issues in Physics. It is also dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the latest developments and ideas in the status of woman physicists in Asian pacific countries.

If you are interested in giving an oral presentation, please contact the following address:

    jinyoon@inha.ac.kr

If you need a financial aid, please contact the above address with the detailed financial information you are in. We have very limited fund and plan to support in a basis of country’s economic situation. Financial support will be arranged on the basis of local expense except for special cases.

 

Organizing Committee: 

  • AAPPS Working Group on Women in Physics 

  • Chair, Youngah Park (Myongji University) 

Hosts:

  • AAPPS (Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies ) 

Sponsors:

  • KPS(Korean Physical Society)

  • APCTP (Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics)

  • KISTEP (Korean Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning) 

 

Participants
  • Akiko N. Itakura
  • Gay Jane Perez
  • Hatsumi Mori
  • Jin-Hee Yoon
  • Malika Rani
  • Nahoko Kasai
  • Yutaka Shikano
  • Zubia Kiran
  • Tuesday, 25 August
    • 17:00 18:00
      Registration
    • 18:00 20:00
      Reception Café de Chef@1F

      Café de Chef@1F

  • Wednesday, 26 August
    • 09:00 10:00
      Registration: Registration and Sandwiches
    • 10:10 10:40
      Congratulatory Message 30m
      Speaker: Prof. SW Kim, Prof. BH Lee, Prof. Yasuhiko Fujii
    • 10:40 11:00
      Intro to GS6 20m
      Speaker: Prof. Youngah Park (KISTEP)
    • 11:00 11:20
      Break 20m
    • 11:20 11:40
      Country Report-Japan 20m
      For 13-years activities on gender equality promotion, JPS members have gradually recognized the importance on these actions and have increased the support of our recent activities. On considering the gender innovation, we propose the two steps; (i) each JPS member recognizes several-type problems on gender equality promotion and (ii) through the problem of the life work balance in the context of gender equality promotion, we, the JPS members, strongly believe that such activities lead to not only improve qualities of works for women but also for men. [History of gender equality promotion related to JPS (The Physical Society of Japan)] The gender equality promotion committee in JPS was established in 2002 after joining IUPAP2002-WIP in Paris. The history and recent activities of gender equality promotion related to the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) are introduced. 1999/6 The law “Basic Act for Gender-Equal Society” was enacted by government. 2000 The childcare room was open in annual JPS meeting at Niigata Univ. 2001/4 Preparation committee for IUPAP2002-WIP in Paris was established. 2001-2002 Questionnaire survey and analysis of “research circumstance of all JPS members” was carried out. 2002/3 The JPS and JSAP members joined and presented the analysis of questionnaire survey in IUPAP2002-WIP. 2002/7 The gender equality promotion committee in JPS was established. 2002/10 Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering (EPMEWSE) was established by JPS, JAPS, and the Chemical Society of Japan. 2002 The 1st large questionnaire survey and analysis (39 academic societies, 19,291 members) on “gender equality promotion in science and engineering” was carried out by EPMEWSE. 2004 The proposal for support of research budget and improvement of circumstance in childcare for researchers was proposed to government. 2005 The Second Basic Plan for Gender Equality was adapted. 2005/8 The girls summer science school started. 2006 The 3rd Science and Technology Basic Plan was established. 2006/4 The restart postdoctoral (RPD) program for birth and care of child of JSPS (Japan society for the promotion of science) was established. 2006/4 "Supporting Activities for Female Researchers" program of MEXT was established. 2007-2008 The 2nd large questionnaire survey and analysis (14,110 members) on “gender equality promotion in science and engineering” was carried out by EPMEWSE. The proposal based upon the survey results was submitted. 2009 "Promotion Support Activities for Female Researchers" program of JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) was established. 2011 The 4th Science and Technology Basic Plan was established. 2012-2014 The 3rd large questionnaire survey and analysis (16,314 members) on “gender equality promotion in science and engineering” was carried out by EPMEWSE. The proposal based upon the survey results was submitted to the Japanese Government. [Recent activities of JPS] The percentage of women members in JPS increases gradually from 2 % (in 1985) to 5.5 % (2011) and 5.7 (2013), although total number of JPS are constant during these 7-8 years (Fig. 1). It is, however, far from 30 %, the goal in 2020 in science and engineering fields in Japan. The recent activities of gender equality promotion committee in JPS are introduced, as follows: (1) Development of next generation ―Summer and Spring Schools (2) International Workshop (3) Symposium in JPS annual meeting (4) Activity in Japan Inter-Society Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men and Women in Science and Engineering (EPMEWSE) [Lesson from our recent activities] For 13-years activities on gender equality promotion, JPS members have gradually recognized the importance on these actions and have increased the support of our recent activities, especially through physics education. On considering the gender innovation, we propose the two steps; (i) each JPS member recognizes several-type problems on gender equality promotion and (ii) through the problem and the view point of gender equality promotion, JPS members consider and change what to change or how to change the work from the individual level to the organization one. We strongly believe that such activities lead to not only improve qualities of works for women but also for men. From this point, our committee still continues on our activities.
      Speaker: Prof. Yutaka Shikano (IMS)
      Slides
    • 11:40 12:00
      Country Report-China-Beijing 20m
      Speaker: Prof. Ling-An Wu (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
      Slides
    • 12:00 12:20
      Country Report-Indonesia 20m
      Speaker: Prof. Monica Laharti (Center for Young Scientists)
      Slides
    • 12:20 14:00
      Lunch Café de Chef@1F

      Café de Chef@1F

    • 14:00 14:20
      Country Report-China-Taiwan 20m
      Speaker: Prof. Ya-Ping Chiu
      Slides
    • 14:20 14:40
      Country Report-Phillipines 20m
      Filipina is a common term used to refer to women in the Philippines or those who hail from Philippines. With globalization, Filipina physicists can also be seen in several places around the globe utilising their expertise in Physics to solve real-world problems. The aim of this presentation is to answer the questions: Where are the Filipina physicists and what do they do? Latest data show that for every 10 Filipino physicists, only two are women, with almost half of them based abroad. Given this scarce number of Filipina physicists in the country, it is important to establish a network that will strengthen collaboration amongst scientists in the academe, industry and administration within and outside Philippines. These collaborations will be an avenue for student exchange programs, scholarships and fellowships that can ultimately contribute in increasing the number of Filipina physicists. And by recognizing their contributions to science, it will inspire the next generation, especially women, to pursue physics.
      Speaker: Prof. Gay Jane Perez (University of the Philippines)
      Slides
    • 14:40 15:00
      Country Report-Korea 20m
      Speaker: Prof. KH Yu (Yonsei University)
      Slides
    • 15:00 15:20
      Oral Presenation 20m
      Success and Failure: WIP in JSAP
      Speaker: Prof. Kae Nemoto
      Slides
    • 15:20 15:30
      Closing
      Convener: YA Park