20th Anniversary Gender Equality Summit – Thank you!

Creating meaningful change requires the support of an entire community. We were thrilled to welcome nearly 300 attendees from business, media, government, NGOs, academia, schools, and other parts of the community to our 20th Anniversary Gender Equality Summit on September 13 for an afternoon dedicated to fostering a gender-equal society.

We are immensely grateful to Bloomberg for their support as Lead Sponsor, as well as to our Associate Sponsors, Cartier and Estée Lauder Companies. A special thanks to our Networking Sponsor, CLP, our Supporting Partner, Manulife, our PR Partner, Golin, and our Venue Partner, HKEX.

We are also grateful to our Supporting Organisations: Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Equal Opportunities Commission, Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Tatler Front & Female, and The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf; as well as the generosity of our Prize Sponsors: Aesop, Conspiracy Chocolate, Sage Tea and Seafood Friday.

Under the theme “Evolution Through Exchange”, we held a mix of panels, personal sharing, presentations and fireside chats that showcased gender equality as a powerful tool and source of opportunity that propels us towards solutions for critical issues we are facing together. From new frameworks to consider masculinities and ways to engage in challenging conversations at home to expanding our views on caregiving roles and taking a critical look at how we can disrupt current narratives around age, race, and sexuality, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our distinguished 22 speakers and 5 moderators for sharing their expertise and insights, as well as to our wonderful MC, Alyson Hau.

We were inspired by the energy, curiosity and open participation attendees brought to the event, forging new connections across sectors and learning and co-creating new ways to advance equitable and inclusive behaviours and actions.

This is only the beginning – we look forward to building on our learnings and ideas from Summit in the months ahead. We are confident our Summit served as a foundational step towards strengthening the ecosystem and harnessing the transformative power of gender equality for Hong Kong.

Get in touch at Fiona.Nott@twfhk.org.

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2024

Written by

The Women's Foundation