Gender Research Centre 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, the centre 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 [This session will be conducted in English]
Speaker:
- 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)