"We ask you to be a lifelong learner – and teacher – on gender equality issues. Read, stay engaged and informed, and challenge your assumptions, always keep in mind the most marginalised women and girls in our city." – Fiona Nott, CEO, The Women’s Foundation
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and supported our first ever Gender Equality Summit at the HKEX Connect Hall last Friday as our inaugural event to mark TWF's 15th anniversary.
A heartfelt thank you to our brilliant panellists and speakers for sharing their insights and discussing breakthroughs to advance gender equality in Hong Kong.
We are very grateful to our partner Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) for generously hosting this event. Special thanks to our Associate Sponsors – The Estée Lauder Companies, Financial Times, Goldman Sachs and Swire; Supporting Sponsor – Manulife; Supporting Partners – Cathay Pacific, Facebook, Golin, Jack Morton and JW Marriott Hong Kong as well as Supporting Organisation – Equal Opportunities Commission.
You may remember our opening video that was shown at the Summit. It will take the world 108 years to close the overall gender gap if we continue as we are. By bringing together an influential community to brainstorm collaborative solutions to advance opportunities and progress for women and girls in Hong Kong, we aim to transform conversation to action and shorten that century-long gap.
Over 30 speakers drove much needed conversations and debates with eight sessions discussing: closing the gender gap, a future without sexual violence or harassment, gender and technology, and skills and tools the next generation needs to accelerate gender equality in the city, among other issues. If you missed it, check out some of the conversations on our Facebook page.
Through dynamic conversations, we shifted the gender equality narrative to front and centre, and acknowledged the responsibility we all have to speak out and act for this vitally important issue in Hong Kong.
Creating the right environment for significant, measurable change is paramount, and we proudly set the tone for what TWF is looking to achieve in terms of making gender equality a reality. After all, it’s only impossible until it’s done.
At our Gala Dinner on November 7, we will be formally celebrating the 15th anniversary of The Women’s Foundation. We have been at the forefront of women’s rights in Hong Kong since our founding in 2004, and we’re using this milestone as an opportunity to recommit ourselves to the challenges ahead. We ask you to do the same; to translate conversations into action.
The future is equality. At this critical time for our city let’s join together to make Hong Kong a city of opportunity and equality for all.
Have feedback about our Summit? Get in touch Fiona.Nott@twfhk.org!
