Date : 2019-03-20

Venue : The Stage Gastronomy Club, Cheng Yu Tung Building, 5/F, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

In this interactive luncheon workshop, Dr. Sarah Jane Aiston, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, will be sharing her research findings on the barriers women face in reaching the most senior ranks in higher education in Hong Kong. Participants, which include senior management and academics in various disciplines and ranks, are invited to reflect on the research findings in small groups and to put forward actionable recommendations to further gender equality in this sector. Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice- Chancellor (Research) at CUHK, will be giving an introduction for the event.

Title: Why are women missing from higher education leadership in Hong Kong and what needs to be done?

Speaker: Dr Sarah Jane Aiston, Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham

Date: 22 Mar 2019 (Fri)

Time: 12:00-14:15

Venue: The Stage Gastronomy Club, Cheng Yu Tung Building, 5/F, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Abstract: This workshop, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) will present key research findings on the barriers women face in reaching the most senior ranks in higher education in Hong Kong. Issues to be discussed include: the gaps between policy and practice; and the role of micro-inequities, micro-politics, and micro-aggressions as barriers to women’s progression. The workshop will invite participants to generate a number of actionable recommendations to put to the sector.

Event Rundown

11:45: Registration
12:00: Lunch begins
12:20: Introduction by Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice Chancellor, CUHK
12:25: Presentation by Dr. Sarah Aiston
1:05: Group discussion
1:30: Group reports
1:55: Conclusion

About the speaker: Dr Sarah Jane Aiston’s research expertise is in the position, status, and experience of women in higher education. She has conducted extensive research into the underrepresentation of women as academic leaders, and in the most senior ranks in the Hong Kong Academy, which has been funded by the RGC (HK), HKU, and the Leadership Foundations for Higher Education (UK). Her shocking statistics on the gender balance at the senior leadership level in the eight UGC-funded universities drove HKU’s determination to lead the HeForShe movement. Sarah is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, having previously been a member of the Faculty of Education, HKU and Convenor of the Women’s Studies Research Centre. She currently sits on the University of Birmingham’s Athena SWAN committee and is an Athena SWAN national panel member in the UK.

Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=6577686

Note: Prior registration required. Lunch will be served. The event is free of charge. Please register by 1 March 2019.