By John Redmond
Last year, people around the world marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD). In March 1911, more than 1 million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination.
“Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures” is the theme of the 2012 International Women’s Day. With this in mind, the International Women’s Day Korea Organizing Committee, together with co-host, Seoul Foundation of Women & Family, will be holding a networking reception and panel discussion on March 9 at Seoul Women’s Plaza in Daebang-dong, Seoul.
The event will focus on the present and future of girls/women in the sciences.
Park Hyun-kyung, president of Seoul Foundation of Women & Family, will honor guests by officially opening the event. The panel includes three women educators with a wealth of experience and knowledge regarding women and girls in the sciences.
They are Lee Heisook Lee, professor of mathematics at Ewha Womans University and director of Korea Advanced Institute of Women in Science, Engineering & Technology; Lynn Ilon, professor of education at Seoul National University, specialist in global knowledge economics and global learning systems; and Shelly Luke Wille, Primary School Principal at Chadwick International School, founder of Virtual Explorers, bringing scientific research to classrooms around the world.
The reception will begin at 6 p.m. (inclusive of a light standing buffet), followed by a panel discussion as well as a Q&A and the event is open to everyone – men and women, girls and boys, expats and Koreans. Except for the reception, middle and high school students can attend for free (RSVP recommended). The cost for adults is 35,000 won and for university students 20,000 won.
On line reservations can be made at https://www.internationalwomensdaykorea.com or visit Korea4Expats.com For more information contact iwdk@internationalwomensdaykorea.com.