https://www.scmp.com/rss/310910/feed Lisa Moore is research & advocacy director at The Women’s Foundation, an NGO dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in Hong Kong. She is also part of Facebook's Global Women’s Safety Expert Advisors. Previously, Lisa served as a teaching & research fellow for Morningside College at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She holds a BA in ethnic studies from the University of Richmond and a MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With an economy struggling to rebound, persistent talent shortages and a rapidly ageing population, Hong Kong needs to use every pocket of talent at its disposal. While many resources are being invested to mitigate the impact of these challenges, there is an overlooked segment of the population that could significantly contribute: women. In Hong Kong, just 48 per cent of the local population of women participate in the workforce. This is in contrast to the 64 per cent of men in Hong Kong and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253570/gender-inequality-hurts-men-and-boys-too-inclusion-everyones-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3253570/gender-inequality-hurts-men-and-boys-too-inclusion-everyones-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:30:11 +0000 We are undergoing one of the most difficult periods in Hong Kong’s recent history. We’ve seen our medical system become overburdened, families separated and livelihoods destroyed. With such challenges, commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD) may seem out of place, but many of today’s societal pressures fall harder on women and girls, while addressing them can lift us all. That has been the spirit of IWD throughout its history. Hong Kong has all the trappings of a gender-equal society –... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3169560/international-womens-day-hong-kong-battle-end-deeply-entrenched?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3169560/international-womens-day-hong-kong-battle-end-deeply-entrenched?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:30:19 +0000 Upskirting - the act of photographing or videoing up a woman's dress or skirt - has recently captured the limelight in Hong Kong. Although this sort of deviant behaviour is not new, the internet and social media have created a new set of concerns about sexual voyeurism, given the scope for images to go viral. In Hong Kong, there were over 110 reported incidents of upskirting last year, up from the 78 reports in 2011 and 101 reports in 2012. There is currently no law in Hong Kong that... https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1563340/hong-kong-needs-outlawgrowing-practice-upskirting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1563340/hong-kong-needs-outlawgrowing-practice-upskirting?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:30:15 +0000 Cathay Pacific's Flight Attendants Union captured the headlines this week when it complained that flight attendants' uniforms are too revealing and encourage sexual harassment. This is a cause for concern. It throws up much larger themes relating to sexist stereotyping and unfair work practices in the service industry as a whole, which have persisted despite the enactment of anti-discrimination laws in many parts of the world. Historically, employment eligibility criteria for flight attendants... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1507301/lets-stop-sexualising-image-women-flight-attendants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1507301/lets-stop-sexualising-image-women-flight-attendants?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 May 2014 19:00:45 +0000 Without question, technology is changing how we live, work and socialise. Hong Kong has aspirations to become a leading information and communications hub and should be well placed to achieve this goal, given its first-world infrastructure, transparent investment regime and its position straddling the mainland and world markets. Critical to achieving this vision is a technologically skilled workforce of both men and women. Research by the US National Centre for Women in Technology found that if... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1362038/hong-kong-must-help-more-women-study-science-and-maths?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1362038/hong-kong-must-help-more-women-study-science-and-maths?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:30:15 +0000