#Women's Right
Press Releases
'Say no To Violence' Legal Seminar by HKFWC & Zonta Club of Hong Kong II
Please refer to Chinese version
Press Conference on the HKFWC's Women's Helpline 2024
The Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres ("HKFWC"), founded in 1981, is a non-partisan and non-religious women's organization committed to addressing the living conditions of grassroots women and promoting gender equality while advocating for women's rights. Since May 1981, HKFWC has...
The Colour of Divorcees' Lives｜Art Exhibition of Divorcees
The HKFWC has been promoting attention to women’s plight in our society and demanding the government to offer pertinent services. To let the public know more about the stories behind divorced women, the HKFWC has launched an art exhibition called “The Color of Divorcees' Lives" on the...
Mother's Day Campaign 2019
The HKWFC, Tin Shui Wai Community Development Network, and Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Care centre have always been addressing the predicaments of children carers. We hope to reduce the limitation brought by traditional gender stereotype, fight for their rights, and support their basic needs...
Events & Programmes
International Women's Day 2020｜Women's Voice under Epidemic
Since 2011, the Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres has organized women's events on International Women's Day every year, thereby expressing women's aspirations to society and the government, as well as fighting for gender justice. This year, we are suffering from the epidemic. As a family...
Beijing+25 Regional Review CSO Forum
The 25-year anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA) will be celebrated in 2020. It provides an opportunity for feminists across the globe to review state action and compliance in the implementation of the BPFA. It also provides an opportunity for governments and NGOs...
the 4th World Conference of Women’s Shelters
The World Conference of Women’s Shelters is the largest and most diverse global gathering on protection services and prevention of violence against women. Organized by the Global Network of Women’s Shelters and hosted by the Garden of Hope Foundation, the 4th World Conference of...
915 Flag Day (Kowloon)
The 9.15 Flag Day concluded successfully! We would like to express our gratitude for all of the schools, non-governmental organizations, regional partners, colleagues and other volunteers involved. Thanks for all of your kind support, which sharply lifted the number of volunteers from around 200 to...
Women's Forum 2016
The HKFWC collects feedback on government policies and appeals for change from hundreds of our members to form our platform. Policies receiving the most interest from our members include the universal non-means-tested retirement protection plan; planning childcare services, the development of...
HKFWC in Media
中港離婚率疫下跌約三分一 在港出軌及受虐離異數字升 (Chinese Only)
本港離婚情況普遍，香港婦女中心協會的「免費律師面見諮詢服務」，過去10年已為2,463名婦女提供服務。該會委託嶺南大學社會學及社會政策系近日分析有關個案，發現其特徵有所變化，當中的家庭主婦、中港婚姻及領取綜援...
照顧者睡眠質素欠佳 婦女中心協會倡政府提供晚間上門照顧服務(Chinese Only)
近年發生不少涉及照顧者的倫常慘案，有團體關注照顧者睡眠質素。香港婦女中心協會一項調查發現，逾4成照顧者平均每日睡眠不足5小時，約3成受訪者屬中度及嚴重失眠。另外，逾7成照顧者認為政府現時支援不足。中心建議...
婦女就業 (Chinese Only)
根據政府2021年的統計數字，女性勞動人口由2010的48.2%升至2020的49.6%，而男性則在過去十年由68.5%下降至 66.2%。目前己婚婦女就業最大的困難就是平衡工作與照顧家庭，現時社會福利署透過為營辦課餘託管服務的部分機構提供...
社福團體指滅貧欠KPI 促放寬照顧者津貼申領資格 (Chinese Only)
昨日（2022年10月19日）公布的《施政報告》，在勞工及社福措施上，較重要的政策為將目前關愛基金在2014年及2016年推出的長者及殘疾人士照顧者津貼恆常化。多個關注社福及基層團體表示歡迎，惟要求放寬照顧者定義、提升金...