International women’s day

Things have changed as more and more women are in top leadership positions in Hong Kong and the mainland, which changed people’s attitude.

International women’s day; more women on board

Things have changed as more and more women are in top leadership positions in Hong Kong and the mainland, which changed people’s attitude.

Now we can see women and men have more and more equality in different fields.

Davies and women's groups held a round-table discussion to mark International Women's Day.

They are to meet the chairmen of several Hang Seng Index firms to lobby for more women to be on corporate boards, targeting 25 per cent representation.

Currently only 9 per cent of board members of the HSI's 48 listed firms are women, according to a study by Standard Chartered and the NGO Community Business.

In 2009 the figure was 8.9 per cent.

This is despite more than half of university graduates from Hong Kong being women.

In Britain, listed companies are looking to reach 25 per cent representation by 2015.

It is currently at 15 per cent, up from 9 per cent in the mid-1990s.

The rate of appointment of women to boards, rose to 26 per cent in the past year, with 12 of Britain's formerly 22 all-male boards appointing women.

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Things have changed as more and more women are in top leadership positions in Hong Kong and the mainland, which changed people’s attitude.

Celebrating International Women's Day

On International Women’s Day, the UN System in China would like to note the significant gains achieved for women in China since 1949.

In 1950, Chinese women’s average life expectancy has extended from 35 years to 75 years.

In 1953, less than 50 percent of girls went to elementary school. By 1995, more than 90 percent of girls attended elementary school.

Thousands of events were held around the world to celebrate International Women's Day.

Women who contributed a lot in the society were all highlighted in economic, political and social industries.

This year's UN theme is "Empower rural women - end hunger and poverty".

Many female leaders have attended events in war-torn regions to urge people live in peace.

HK women’s group has called on the next chief executive to address gender inequality in HK as well as demanding more women’s welfare.

According to statistics, there are just 29 women for every 100 men who own a business in HK, and fewer than 50 women for every 100 men in government and top business positions.

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