Events

Co-organized by
Office of the European Union (EU) to Hong Kong and Macao
With collaboration of the Consulates General of the EU Member States
and
Gender Research Centre (GRC), Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Date: Saturday, 15 October 2011
Time: 9.00am-12.35pm
Venue: Lecture Hall 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

A Symposium on “Gender Equality Policies in Asia and Europe” will take place on 15 October, 2011 at Lecture Hall 1, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Forum is jointly organized by Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macao, with collaboration of the Consulates General of the EU Member State and Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The EU and GRC share the same belief that, fostering gender equality in policy-making is an indispensable direction to promote equal treatment for men and women. In the symposium, experts from European countries and Asian countries would be brought together to explore the implementation aspects of the gender policies in their jurisdictions, to share and discuss their experiences and difficulties in planning and enforcing gender equality and family policies. The target audiences would be policy makers, business leaders, NGO workers and academics. The programme of the symposium includes speeches and discussion. The symposium will be conducted primarily in English.

The EU is committed to promoting equal treatment for men and women, and strengthening women’s role by fostering gender equality in policy-making. Experts in gender equality from EU member countries, Finland and the Netherlands will share their insights on effective family policies and the safeguard of women’s rights at the symposium.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong has been the pioneer in promoting gender research and gender studies. The Gender Research Centre is the first local research centre on gender and women’s studies. The Gender Studies Programme at the Faculty of Social Science offers the only academic programs on gender studies available in Hong Kong.

For information: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/grc/EU_GRC_Symposium2011.html
Contact: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk
Phone: 2609-8775/3943-8775