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Hong Kong Women's Coalition on Equal Opportunities

 

Established in 1996, Hong Kong Women's Coalition on Equal Opportunities (the Coalition, or WCEO) is a joint task force that connects various women's groups and monitors the government's practice for gender equality in order to promote the development of the women's movement and achieve gender justice.

Mission

  • Support the principle of women's right on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Beijing Declaration and Programme of Action

  • Coordinate the women's organisations in Hong Kong to promote gender equality

  • Fight for women's right and advocate the relevant policy

  • Concern the situation of women

  • Promote the democracy, human right, and women's issue

Highlights

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Survey on Women's Experiences of Violence in Hong Kong 2021 Press Conference
Survey on Women's Experiences of Violence in Hong Kong 2021 Press Conference

Hong Kong Women’s Coalition on Equal Opportunities, Zonta Club of Kowloon, Department of Sociology and Social Policy of Lingnan University launched a study on women's experiences of violence last year, with a quantitative and qualitative study conducted by Professor Annie Chan to collect the experiences of 1,044 women who have experienced sexual and intimate partner violence, and to analyse their reactions, feelings and impact when faced with violence. The same study had previously been conducted and published in 2013, and, compared to the results of 2013, it was found that women were exposed to sexual and intimate partner violence with equivalent severity, and the increased forms and avenues of violence were found to compound in women feelings of helplessness, as well as greater mental and emotional stress.