The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong
The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong

Gender equality

Lifestyle /  Health & Wellness

Women’s Festival Hong Kong: edgier, more daring, and also out to heal the wounds of recent protests

  • Injustice, violence, the patriarchal exercise of power – 10-day festival offers a space to discuss serious issues but also a chance to reconnect, organisers say
  • Talks and workshops run the gamut from self-confidence tobody consciousness to mother-in-law problems, and men are welcome too

Topic |   Gender equality
Kate Whitehead
Kate Whitehead

Updated: 7:17pm, 11 Aug, 2019

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The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong
The co-organisers of the 2019 Hong Kong Women’s Festival (from left to right) Chantal Wong, Sonia Wong, and Vera Lui. Photo: Winson Wong
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