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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the 2025 Busan Women’s Employment Festival to Prevent Career Breaks and Expand Women’s Job Opportunities

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the “2025 Busan Women’s Employment Festival” will be held on September 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Dasom Yard in Busan Citizens Park.

For the first time this year, the city will integrate ▲the “Women’s Employment & Startup Expo” ▲the “Career Break Prevention Awareness Talk Concert” and ▲the “Career Break Prevention Promotion Event” into one program. The festival is designed to support women’s continued participation in economic activities and strengthen networking among women. The event is hosted by the city and jointly organized by 11 Women’s New Work Centers across Busan.

The “Women’s Employment & Startup Expo” will consist of ▲a job interview zone with 46 companies recruiting about 150 people ▲a startup promotion zone where women entrepreneurs can showcase and sell their products ▲an employment/startup consulting zone offering guidance on support services and vocational training ▲and a side events zone.

In the job interview zone, companies from the manufacturing, service, and healthcare sectors will participate, and job seekers will be able to interview on-site. In the startup promotion zone, 10 women-led startups will present and sell their products. In the employment/startup consulting zone, participants will receive consultations on support services and vocational training. The side events zone will feature a résumé clinic, interview feedback, labor law consulting, and a professional photo booth for ID photos.

Job seekers wishing to participate in the expo can check the list of companies on the Busan Women’s Center website (www.busan.go.kr/wcc) and attend the event with their résumé and self-introduction letter. These documents can also be prepared on-site.

As a pre-event, the “Career Break Prevention Awareness Talk Concert” will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the same day. The concert will discuss various solutions to prevent women’s career breaks and improve social awareness, promoting a work-life balance culture and underscoring the importance of sustaining women’s employment.

Focusing on overcoming career breaks experienced during work and childcare, the program will include ▲a panel discussion on startup and employment success stories by experts ▲networking between panelists and attendees ▲and a quiz event.

In addition, from 2:00 p.m., the “Career Break Prevention Awareness Promotion” will feature a Golden Bell quiz contest on employment information and career break prevention. Conducted in a survival format until only one participant remains, all participants will receive souvenirs, and the top three winners will receive prizes according to their ranking.

The city plans to continue expanding opportunities for women job seekers and companies to meet and actively support women talents so they can build stable careers in an environment where work and family life are balanced.

Meanwhile, Women’s New Work Centers provide customized employment support services for women who have experienced career breaks due to marriage, pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. Services include employment and startup counseling, vocational training, job practice (internships), and follow-up management, helping women return to the workforce and participate in social activities.

Park Seol-yeon, Director General of the Women & Family Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “Creating a job environment where women can fully demonstrate their capabilities and continue to grow is directly linked to Busan’s competitiveness. We hope this festival will serve as an opportunity to expand women’s employment and help them sustain their careers.”