Date : 2020-05-30

Annual Gender Roles Workshop 2020 "Reflections on COVID-19 and Gender Equality"



Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrained movements and social isolation have led to a rise of domestic violence cases around the world. Unpaid care work of women has increased. Economic impact of COVID-19 might aggravate financial strain of women engaged in part-time or informal employment. However, there has been little discussion in Hong Kong addressing the gendered impacts of COVID-19. Through this workshop, we aim to increase public awareness toward such pressing issue, and generate policy suggestions to government on how to combat the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and protect women’s rights in this acute situation.

Date: 30 May 2020 (Sat)
Time: 14:00-17:00
Registration: http://www.bit.ly/agrw2020 (The workshop will be delivered via Zoom. Please register to get the meeting ID.)

Session 1: Gendered Impacts of COVID-19: Global and Local Perspectives [This session will be conducted in English]
Speakers:
•  Karen Grépin (Associate Professor, School of Public Health, HKU)
•  Nimisha Vandan (PhD, School of Public Health, HKU)
Moderator:  Raees Begum Baig (Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work; Co-Director, Gender Research Centre, CUHK)

Session 2:  Panel Discussion: Challenges of Women in Hong Kong Amid the Pandemic [This session will be conducted in Cantonese]
Speakers:
•  Mabel Au Mei-po (Chairperson, The Association for the Advancement of Feminism)
•  Si-si Liu Pui-shan (Director, Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres)
•  Wu Mei-lin (Director, Hong Kong Women Workers' Association)
•  Ricky Chu Man-kin (Chairperson, Equal Opportunities Commission)
Moderator: Susanne Yuk-ping Choi (Professor, Department of Sociology; Co-Director, Gender Research Centre, CUHK)

Free of charge. All interested are welcome

Enquiry:
Tel: 3943-8775
Email: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk
Organizer: Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong*

Sponsor: New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

*Established in 1985, GRC is the first research unit on gender and women’s issues in Hong Kong. GRC aims to promote knowledge in gender research and women's studies, to support action on enhancing gender equality and women's status, and to make an impact on policies and practices through community liaison and related activities.