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Advances in technology have significantly improved human wellbeing, but they have also created new risks, including technology-facilitated violence. This umbrella term encompasses a wide range of acts, such as cyberbullying, online sexual harassment, image-based abuse, and deepfake abuse. In view of the growing prevalence of this form of violence and the relatively low level of public awareness of its nature and harm, the Gender Research Centre, in collaboration with the Gender Studies Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, is co-organising a one-day international conference.

The conference will bring together international experts, law enforcement agencies, representatives from the Equal Opportunities Commission, leading NGOs, legal scholars, and technology experts to discuss strategies to prevent and combat technology-facilitated violence and to strengthen public awareness. The conference will be conducted bilingually, with the majority of speakers presenting in Cantonese, and with simultaneous interpretation from English into Cantonese available onsite. We welcome academics, university students, frontline social workers, primary and secondary school educators, as well as members of the general public.

Conference Details

Date: April 18, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Venue: Esther Lee Building, Lecture Theatre 1 (ELB LT1, ground floor), Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese and English (simultaneous interpretation available)
For enquiries: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk / +852 3943 8775
Program: [click here]

Registration:

Individual Registration: [click here] School/Group Registration: [click here]

Co-organizer: Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conference Sponsors: This conference is generously supported by the Faculty of Social Science, New Asia College, and United College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

We also thank the Sociology Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for providing logistics support.

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Venue: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Date: December 12-13, 2008
Conference organizers: Gender Research Centre and Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Co-organizers: Women’s Studies Centre, Peking University, and Institute for Women’s Studies, Keimyung University

Over the last few decades, East Asia has emerged as one of the fastest changing regions in the world: first characterized by a post-war bloom and then a drastic economic downturn, now an ever-growing consuming power, cutting-edge technology and a creative industry and popular culture that have crossed cultural and linguistic boundaries. Amidst all these changes, how has the family as a fundamental social institution been affected? How is the understanding of the family as the core of Asian values and nation-building re-negotiated? Who are the agents that have contributed to these changes and who will decide what the future of family will be? Apart from the traditional organization of family around gender hierarchy, what are the emerging patterns or possibilities of gender relationships surrounding the family in the rapidly changing societies of mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Macau, Japan, and Taiwan? Most importantly, in an increasingly globalized world, in what ways have issues of diversity and multiculturalism challenged the definition of the East Asian family in the new century? These are some of the issues that this coming conference will address.

The conference aims to provide a forum that encourages the sharing of knowledge and experience on the region of East Asia, a platform to build a network of like-minds that are concerned about the nature and development of the family, and an opportunity to develop joint strategies that combine academic discussion and activism. Papers and poster presentations may focus on the various theoretical debates and experiences related to gender and family in the region. Proposed sub-themes include:

• Theories of family and gender
• Family policy and gender equality
• Family, gender and law
• Family-work interface
• Family, gender and religion
• Family, marriage and sexualities
• Family, gender and health
• Family, social capital and marginality
• Motherhoods and fatherhoods
• Trans-border families

Language: The conference language will primarily be in English.

Accommodation: On campus accommodation is limited and will be arranged on a first-come-first served basis. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like to stay on campus. There are also a number of hotels in the vicinity of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Special rates will be negotiated, but participants are responsible for making reservations and payments directly with the hotel. Housing information will be uploaded on the conference website as soon as possible.

 

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Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies held the “Gender and Migration: Changes and Challenges International Conference 2013” between 10th and 12th December at CUHK.

GRC was honored to have two prominent experts as keynote speakers: Prof. C. Cindy Fan, UCLA and Prof. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, University of Southern California. Officiating guests included Prof. Yue Sulan, Director of Women’s Studies Centre and former Vice-President of Peking University; Prof. Cho Joo-hyun, Director of Institute for Women’s Studies, Keimyung University; Prof. Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK; Prof. Paul Lee, Dean of Social Science, CUHK; Prof. Leung Yuen-sang, Head of Chung Chi College; Prof. Helene Fung, Acting Director of the Gender Studies Programme, and Prof. Susanne Choi, Co-Director of the Gender Research Centre.

Over 130 participants attended the conference and around 50 papers were collected from all over the world – China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, US, UK, Australia, The Netherlands, Canada, Greece, Israel etc. The discussion was trans-disciplinary and focused on the challenges and opportunities associated with migration – with a gender perspective.

 

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Organizers:
Gender Research Centre (GRC), CUHK
Chinese Society for Women’s Studies (CSWS), U.S.
Women and Development Research Centre, Nankai University, China

 

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Organized by Institute for Women’s Studies, Keimyung University
Co-organized by Women’s Studies Center, Peking University
and GRC & GSP, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
8-9 December 2016, Keimyung University, Daegu, The Republic of Korea

About the conference:
This conference on “The Future of Feminist Politics in the Age of Globalization” aims for the fundamental reorientation of feminist politics in the context of East Asian women’s experiences. Though China and Korea have gone through different historical paths in political and economic development processes, women in both countries share increasingly common interests and problems largely due to the rapid economic developments in this region that may be characterized as globalization and neoliberalism. Though gender equality is now firmly accepted as part and parcel of natural human rights especially among highly educated young women whose number is rapidly increasing, rapid economic developments and accompanying social changes are transforming social and cultural terrains for feminist politics in this region drastically. The characters of these transformations that have been also going on in most of western developed countries require reexamination of the previous feminist political strategies based on identity politics that have been so effective in securing gender equality. In this conference, feminist scholars from four countries will discuss the future directions of feminist politics based on this reexamination, focusing on Eastern Asian women’s experiences.

Conference Language: Chinese, English, and Korean

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The Gender Research Centre organised the International Conference on Gender, Sexuality and Justice: Resilience in Uncertain Times, on 7-8 Dec. 2018. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore justice, on gender and sexuality, and the sources and practices of resilience, across arenas including the cultural, economic, legal, political, and religious realms.
The opening ceremony was held on 7 Dec 2018 (Fri), 9:30 am, at LT5, 3/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof. Janet Jakobsen, Claire Tow Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, gave a keynote speech entitled “Lush Lives in Hard Times: The Promise of Melancholy Utopias”.

2018年12月7日，由性別研究專案（Gender Studies Programme）和性別研究中心（Gender Research Centre）合作舉辦的為期兩天的國際會議“性別，性與公義：不確定時代中的抗逆力”在香港中文大學鄭裕彤樓正式召開。

第一日（12月7日）
由Janet Jakobsen教授發表的主題演講正式拉開大會的序幕。在演講中，Janet Jakobsen教授討論了2016年美國大選的結果和特朗普總統的政策，認為這些政策促使了學者和活動家們尋求新的分析形式，讓他們能夠在可能性受到限制的情況下，仍能保持抵抗的動力。
第一節小組會議在主題演講環節進行，主題圍繞性別與健康、法律與公民權。午餐後，第二和第三節小組會議相繼進行，相關議題涉及到性別平等，#MeToo運動，女性主義政治，酷兒化公民權，反對性別暴力和性少數群體生存情況。
第一天的最後一個環節是“推動性別公義的方法與策略：與本土NGO對話”全體會議，來自三個非政府組織的代表分享了她們如何在日常的工作應用學術研究成果。

第二日（12月8日）
進入會議第二天，第四節小組會議順利進行。上午的發言者們分別就後冷戰時期的酷兒行動主義、性別與勞動、親密關係與自我認同、印度的跨宗教婚姻等議題發表各自的觀點。
茶歇之後是最後一節小組會議，參與者們都積極投身討論，主題涵蓋愉悅與親密關係，LGBTQ的呈現形式，如何通過教育開展抵抗。講者們提供了豐富的案例研究，深入描述家庭在不同文化語境下多樣化的實踐。
第二天的全體會議圍繞少眾群體的多元交織性，由三位講者分享了不同群體在爭取有關性別、性與公義時遇到的挑戰。會議結尾，講者們針對學者如何介入政策提供實用的建議，以通過一種更加全面的方式促進性別平等和多樣性。

實地考察
會議參與者還去到位於油麻地的具有革新精神的“480.0性別x藝術空間”進行實地考察，該項目旨在通過藝術和文化，增加大眾對於性暴力的認知。參與者們參觀了展覽，以另一種方式支援本次會議的召開。

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Date: 9-10 June 2017
Venue: Room 422, Sino Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Co-Organizers
CUHK-NCKU Joint Research Centre for Positive Social Science (C-POSS)
Gender Studies Programme, CUHK
Co-Sponsors
Gender Research Centre, CUHK
Department of Sociology & Research Centre on Migration and Mobility, CUHK

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The conference “Gender and Social Movements “aims to capture and record the gender dimensions of social movements in contemporary society, and provide a platform to build network of like-minded scholars, activists and members from civil society that are concerned about the latest development of social movements from international and local perspectives. Through exchange of knowledge and experience, the conference hopes to develop strategies that combine academic discussion and social engagement, and facilitate further discussion and imagination in the fields of social movement, gender, social development, and social change studies.

The conference is divided into three parts: a) Pre-conference Webinar Series on Gender Justice, as a precursor to the conference; b) Gender Justice Scholarship, which provides a grant to encourage students to engage in gender-related research; c) International Conference “Gender and Social Movements”.

Introduction:
Social movements are one of the principal channels through which collectivities voice out their grievances, views, and visions about society and push for changes. Major social movements such labor, civil rights, feminist, environmental, pro-democracy, and LGBTI movements have profoundly shaped societies. Women have actively participated in these movements. Gender has played central roles in the movement dynamics. Women of different classes and ages often participate in social movements with diverse identities and modes of engagement, which greatly challenges the gendered division between the private and public. Gendered narratives and images are widely employed to mobilize support. On the other hand, there has been increasing threats for women in social movements of being exposed to sexual violence and harassment during their participation.

However, women’s involvement in social movements other than the women’s movements has often been neglected. This conference aims to capture and record the gender dimensions of social movements in contemporary society, and provide a platform to build network of like-minded scholars, activists and members from civil society that are concerned about the latest development of social movements from international and local perspectives. Through exchange of knowledge and experience, the conference hopes to develop strategies that combine academic discussion and social engagement and facilitate further discussion and imagination in the fields of social movement, gender, social development, and social change studies.

Dates: 14-15 May 2021, 21-22 May, 11 June, 25 June 2021 (Friday and Saturday, UTC+8 Hong Kong Time)

Language: English

Format: Online, using Zoom.

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Recap: Day 1 of International Conference 2024 – Making Changes: Gender and Impactful Policy

Key Speakers:
Prof. Chizuko UENO and Prof. Deborah DAVIS shared their perspectives on intimate relationship dynamics, drawing from their observations in Japanese and Chinese societies. Their presentations included comprehensive statistics depicting macro changes and explored how these changes impact daily intimate lives, as well as the diverse and potential forms of caregiving and co-living.

Diverse Perspectives:
Our conference was enriched by the presence of outstanding younger discussants from psychology, media studies, and sociology backgrounds. Prof. Wong, Prof. Chan, and Prof. Lai offered their unique views on intimate relationships and gender, sexuality dynamics, providing valuable insights from their own research. The discussion took an exhilarating turn as the speakers delved into the impact of AI technologies on the very fabric of intimate connections.

Gender Researchers’ Role:
In her inspiring concluding remark, our Co-director, Prof. Choi, posed inspiring questions about alternative models of care and intimacy from an intersectional and global perspective. She emphasized the central role of gender researchers in exploring this future matter for all of us, whose contribution is vital in shaping a more inclusive and equitable society.

Incredible Engagement:
The energy in the theatre was palpable as attendees from different schools packed the venue, creating a vibrant atmosphere of intellectual exchange. And let’s not forget our online participants! We were thrilled to have a staggering 1200 virtual attendees who actively engaged in the riveting Q&A session, adding their voices to the thought-provoking dialogue.

Gratitude and Anticipation:
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our brilliant speakers, insightful discussants, and enthusiastic attendees for their invaluable contributions to this transformative dialogue. Stay tuned for more thought-provoking events in the future!

Recap: Day 2 of International Conference 2024 – Making Changes: Gender and Impactful Policy

We brought together brilliant gender scholars from top universities in Japan, the US, the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong. Together, we delved into the cutting-edge dynamics between gender, policies, and daily life.

The keynote speeches were very inspiring! Prof. Guerrina from the University of Bristol took us on a journey through the gendered realms of various socio-economic aspects in foreign policy. Prof. Wilcox, from the University of Cambridge, gave us a fresh perspective on how AI technologies can embody and reproduce gender and racial bodies in war and international relations. Prof. Yeoh from National University of Singapore fascinated us with her research on waste management practices and the intricate connections to migrant women domestic workers in Singapore within a transnational and gendered context. And our Co-director, Prof. Choi, took an intersectional lens to analyse the intimate relationships of queer individuals in China, exploring the intricate structural constrains imposed by heteronormativity and patriarchy.

We were also thrilled to hear from excellent gender scholars including our Co-director Pro. Nakano and Prof. Wong, Prof. Song and Prof. Suen at Gender Studies Programme of CUHK. They shared their exciting research findings, covering topics like the experiences of single women in urban Asia, the evolving gender concepts among single-sex school students in Hong Kong, gendered strategies of family division in relocated housing in China, and the intriguing relationship between traditional religious beliefs and attitudes towards same-sex marriage in Hong Kong.

Throughout the day, the conference buzzed with energy! The presentations were captivating, and the audience actively participated, sparking engaging discussions. The tea breaks provided a relaxed atmosphere for networking and vibrant conversations. We were honoured to have Prof. Cheung, the founder of the Gender Research Centre and Gender Studies Programme, deliver an insightful rejoinder speech, concluding the conference on a high note. We truly believe that this international conference not only fosters global scholarly exchange but also brings valuable research to the masses and supports policy development.