Events

#Annual Gender Role Workshops

Gender Research Centre has successfully organized the Annual Gender Role Workshop on May 30, 2020 (Sat). The topic of this year is “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.

The economic impact of COVID-19 might aggravate financial strain of women who 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.

Session 1 Presentation: Gendered Impacts of COVID-19: Global and Local Perspectives [English session]
Session 2 Panel Discussion: Challenges of Women in Hong Kong Amid the Pandemic [Cantonese session]