Yip Wing-sie (centre) is the only woman artistic director among Hong Kong’s nine biggest arts groups and she became music director emeritus in 2020 as the search began for her successor. Photo: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Is there gender bias against women in Hong Kong’s performing arts?
- Men dominate senior artistic positions and festival programmes in the city, with one performing arts director saying the issue is systemic
- But it is women who hold most senior cultural administrative roles, including at the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Hong Kong Ballet
Yip Wing-sie (centre) is the only woman artistic director among Hong Kong’s nine biggest arts groups and she became music director emeritus in 2020 as the search began for her successor. Photo: Hong Kong Sinfonietta
