#週三性別座談會

Date: March 11, 2026 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: Hui Yeung Shing Building G01, CUHK
Language: English

Speaker: GU Yuxuan, Gloria
(PhD. Candidate, Gender Studies Programme and Department of Psychology, CUHK)

Moderator: Prof. ZHONG Hua Sara
(Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, CUHK)

Abstract

This study examines the structural and spatial drivers of violent crime in contemporary China by integrating Institutional Anomie Theory with perspectives on regional interdependence and social inequality. Drawing on large-scale judgment documents from China Judgments Online, it employs computational text mining and multi-source data integration to construct a nationwide dataset on violent crime. The analysis demonstrates that institutional imbalances are strongly associated with violent crime rates and that crime risks extend beyond local boundaries through both geographic proximity and population-migration-based social networks. Additionally, structural gender inequality shapes the risk of female-victim intimate partner violence, with its effects similarly diffusing across regions via the spatial and social channels. Overall, the findings highlight the intertwined roles of institutional anomie, spatial spillovers, and inequality in shaping violent crime patterns in China, offering theoretical contributions and policy-relevant insights for coordinated crime prevention.

Speaker’s Biography

GU Yuxuan Gloria is a PhD candidate in the Gender Studies Programme and the Department of Sociology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include gender issues in crime and criminal justice, computational social science methods, and population health. She has gained practical experience through her work in public security bureaus and law firms. She is currently working on research that examines social development and criminal offences based on large-scale Chinese judgment documents.

#週三性別座談會

Date: March 18, 2026 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: Hui Yeung Shing Building G01, CUHK
Language: English

Speaker: Lingyan Tu
(PhD Candidate, Gender Studies Programme and Department of Sociology, CUHK)

Moderator: Prof. SONG Jing
(Associate Professor, Gender Studies Programme, CUHK; Associate Researcher (by courtesy), Shenzhen Research Institute, CUHK)

Abstract

Organizational structures are not gender-neutral; rather, gendered assumptions shape the documents, norms, values, and other taken-for-granted foundations in the construction and maintenance of workplaces. Inspired by Acker’s theory of gendered organizations, this study investigates the gender dynamics embedded within the workplace culture of China’s high-tech sector. Drawing on qualitative data from archived documents and in-depth interviews with employees from two high-tech companies in mainland China, my study examines how gender is constructed in the high-tech workplace and how these cultural constructions contribute to labor control. More specifically, I analyze the gendered patterns of compliance and resistance under the ‘996’ overwork norm, exploring why Chinese tech workers devote themselves to such an intensive work regime and how this commitment is shaped by gender. By bringing gender back into labor process analysis, this study highlights the importance of gendered subjectivities in the organization of work—particularly within today’s seemingly flat, flexible, and project-based high-tech companies.

Speaker’s Biography

Lingyan Tu is currently a PhD Candidate in Gender Studies Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on gender and work, particularly gender and labor issues in China’s technology and innovation sectors.

 

#週三性別座談會

Date: March 25, 2026 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: Hui Yeung Shing Building G01, CUHK
Language: English

Speaker: YU Mengke, Maggie
(PhD Candidate, Gender Studies Programme and Department of Psychology, CUHK)

Moderator: Prof. Ivy Wong
(Associate Dean (Impact and Development), Faculty of Social Science; Associate Professor & Director of Gender Studies Programme; Associate Professor of Department of Psychology (By Courtesy))

Abstract

Despite substantial global progress in gender equality and women’s rising educational attainment, women remain underrepresented in top-tier leadership positions across business, politics, and academia. This research examines how improvements in societal gender equality shape pathways to leadership through two facets: individual leadership aspirations and cultural preferences for leadership prototypes.

Using PISA 2022 data from 80 countries, Study 1 identifies a robust gender equality paradox: as national gender equality improves, the gender gap favoring males in adolescent leadership aspirations unexpectedly widens. This pattern appears consistently across multiple indices of gender equality, suggesting that social progress does not automatically translate into equitable leadership ambitions. Study 2 further explores how societal gender contexts shift leadership preferences. Findings suggest that while gender-unequal societies maintain stronger preferences for dominance-oriented and male-typed leaders, gender-equal societies view prestige-based leadership as more effective.

These findings underscore that institutional advances in gender equality may paradoxically amplify psychological gender differences in leadership aspirations. To foster leadership equality, efforts must extend beyond structural metrics toward redefining leadership through prestige-based models. Shifting the leader prototype from dominance to prestige may provide more equitable pathways for women to emerge as leaders in egalitarian cultures.

Speaker’s Biography

YU Mengke is a PhD candidate in the Gender Studies Programme and the Department of Psychology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research examines how social structures and environments shape psychological processes (e.g., motivation, social perception, and self-evaluation) using diverse methodologies, such as social psychological experiments, archival data, and ecological momentary assessment. Her work has been published in Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Her current doctoral research investigates how improvements in societal gender equality influence women’s leadership aspirations and strategies.

#週三性別座談會

Date: April 1, 2026
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Venue: ARC G03, CUHK

Moderator

#Wednesday Gender Seminars

Joint Distinguished Bioethics & Wednesday Gender SeminarRights vs. Wrong: Debating sexual services for people with disabilities

Date: 21 January 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2pm
Venue: LT3, UG/F, Chen Kou Bun Building, CUHK
Mode: In person

This seminar, Rights vs. Wrong: Debating Sexual Services for People with Disabilities, is co-organized by the CUHK Centre for Bioethics, the Department of Anthropology, the Gender Research Centre and Gender Studies Programme. It featured a keynote by renowned anthropologist Professor Don Kulick from Uppsala University.

This seminar invites world-renowned anthropologist Professor Don Kulick to trace how the idea of a “right to sex” has emerged, evolved, and been repeatedly invoked in debates about disability. Moving beyond the familiar narrative, the session explores why people with disabilities are so often positioned as symbols in these arguments — and what gets overlooked when their voices and experiences are treated as rhetorical tools rather than realities. Through this lens, the seminar opens space to rethink how society approaches intimacy, support, and dignity.  Prof Kulick will base his presentation on the findings from his book Loneliness and Its Opposite: Sex, Disability, and the Ethics of Engagement [Duke U Press].

A panel discussion followed with Ms. Wing Yick (author) and Dr. Clayton Lo (editor) of What Disabilities Teach Us About Intimacy, moderated by Professor Roger Chung.

#週三性別座談會

Date: 11 Mar 2020 (Wed)
Speaker: SHENG Zhifan, Mphil. in Gender Studies Programme (Chinese Language & Literature), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Moderator: Prof. WONG Nim Yan, Assistant Professor in Department of Chinese Language & Literature, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language: Putonghua

#週三性別座談會

Date: 29 Nov 2006 (Wed)
Speaker: Dr. Choi Po King 蔡寶瓊博士
Language: Cantonese
Theme: Chinese Opera and Gender Politics 中國戲曲與性別政治

#週三性別座談會

Date: 14 Nov 2006 (Tue)
Speaker: Dr. Li Siu Leung 李小良博士
Language: English
Theme: Chinese Opera and Gender Politics 中國戲曲與性別政治

#週三性別座談會

Date: 08 Nov 2006 (Wed)
Speaker: Dr. Steven Angelides
Language: Cantonese
Theme: Chinese Opera and Gender Politics 中國戲曲與性別政治

#週三性別座談會

Date: 01 Nov 2006 (Wed)
Speaker: Mary Ann King (Gum Gum) 金佩瑋 (甘甘)
Language: Cantonese
Theme: Chinese Opera and Gender Politics 中國戲曲與性別政治