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Feminisation of Poverty

“Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removedby the actions of human beings.” Nelson Mandela, former South African President andanti-apartheid revolutionary

Despite its reputation as Asia’s premier financial centre, Hong Kong’s monetary successand development has left behind a significant portion of its population. Over 1 millionpeople in Hong Kong live in poverty, defined by the government as having a monthlyhousehold income of less than HK$4,000 for a single person and HK$9,800 for a two-person household.

Women are hit harder by poverty. On average, women in Hong Kong make 22% lessthan men, but among the poor, women earn close to 40% less, according to Oxfam.Gender income disparity among employed people in poor households has beenworsening over the past decade with 1 in 6 women living below the poverty line.

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TWF PROGRAMME UPDATES

Girls Go Tech Update – Lunch &Learn with Capital Group

This Tuesday, TWF CEO Fiona Nott andDeputy CEO Rita Ching introduced TWF’sprogrammes at the lunch & learn sessionhosted by The Women's Community ofCapital Group. They also shared some ofthe alarming statistics on genderinequality in Hong Kong with the groupand gave an update on our Girls Go TechProgramme which has been kindlysupported by Capital Group for threeconsecutive years. Thank you Capital!

#SheMeansBusiness Workshop

Last night, TWF partnered with Facebookfor a #SheMeansBusiness event bringingtogether female entrepreneurs. Theevening featured a fireside chat withHillary Yip | MinorMynas and Joey Law |MinorMynas, along with technicalworkshops from the Facebook team oncreativity rules and using Messenger forbusiness. Thank you to Facebook for suchan inspiring evening!

Mentoring Programme InfoSessions

This July, TWF will launch the 11th year ofour highly acclaimed Mentoring Programmefor Women Leaders. Every year, this bestin class programme matches 50 highpotential, aspiring female leaders with 50successful, senior executive women. Allinterested applicants must attend anInformation Session to find out moreabout the Programme curriculum, thecommitment required of participants, andthe selection and pairing process.

Attendance at one session is a compulsorycomponent of the application process.Please register for ONE session only.

Please click here for the list of sessions

Mentoring Programme - Check-ins

On June 18 and 19, our mentors andprotégés came together for their monthlypeer to peer check-ins to share bestpractice on their mentoring experience.They received feedback and advice fromtheir peers on other areas of theirprofessional development. Thanks to ourAdvisory Council members for facilitatingand to Barclays for hosting.

Mentoring Programme - SaturdayWorkshops

Last Saturday, we held the fourth sessionin our series of workshops on "Presentingwith Confidence and Impact" and"Professional Presence" for our MentoringProgramme. Our mentors and protégéslearnt how to increase their ability andcapacity for professional presence, and toenhance their personal impact andcommunicate with clarity, confidence andgravitas. Many thanks to Divya Ahluwaliaand MJ Jennings for facilitating and Savillsfor hosting.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

TWF CEO Speaks at WILHKFlexible and Agile Working ReportLaunch

Last Wednesday, TWF CEO Fiona Nottdelivered opening remarks for Women inLaw Hong Kong's report launch on flexibleand agile working in Hong Kong’s legalindustry. WILHK's survey, a first for HongKong, canvassed the views of nearly 400people across the profession andhighlighted what is holding Hong Kongback from alternative working models.

Read the full report here

TWF CEO Speaks at HKU "Closingthe Gap" Panel

Yesterday, TWF CEO Fiona Nott joined"Closing the Gap: A Cross-DisciplinaryPanel Discussion on Gender Equality inHong Kong" organised by the University ofHong Kong. Moderated by Dr Li Chong andDr Elizabeth LaCouture at HKU andspeaking alongside Benjamin Au Yeung |Scholar & Actor, Ansah Majeed Malik |Caritas Community Centre, Fion Leung |Time Auction, and Marie Claire Lim Moore |Author, the conversation explored the roleof gender in the workplace and shared thechallenges and successes the speakershave experienced in navigating thecomplexities of gender and leadership.

OPENING AT TWF

Programme Manager / Senior Programme Officer Opening

TWF is seeking a full-time Programme Manager to join its rapidly growing and dynamicteam to plan and manage its innovative and impactful community programmes.Applications should be received by June 30, 2019.

Apply now

WHAT WE'RE READING

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