International Women’s Day Celebration 2022 – Webinar
International Women’s Day Celebration 2022To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, the Women Academics Sub-Committee has organized a themed webinar: “Advancing Women Academics in Leadership” on May 12, featuring the Pro-Vice-Chancellors cum Co-Chairpersons of the Sub-Committee Professor Sham Mai Har and Professor Anthony T.C. Chan, Professor Mei Po Kwan (Faculty of Social Science), Professor Siew C. Ng (Faculty of Medicine), Ms. Kelly Y.S. Chan (Council Member) and Professor Lynne Nakano (moderator/ Faculty of Arts). The webinar was attended by more than 60 CUHK staff and students, both male and female, and discussed the status of women academics in leadership, the challenges faced by them in advancing into leadership positions and how they can be empowered to overcome the obstacles for professional advancement and greater influence in their professional arena.
The Provost Professor Alan K.L. Chan has also given a welcome address for this year’s celebration. He has remarked that CUHK cherishes the value of diversity and inclusion, which are central to achieving academic excellence, and enriching the educational experience and learning environment for all our members.
For the welcome address of Provost Professor Alan K.L. Chan, please watch here.
For the webinar, please watch here.
Details of the speakers and moderator:
Pro-Vice-Chancellor/ Vice-President
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Co-Chairperson of Women Academics Sub-Committee, CUHK
Pro-Vice-Chancellor/ Vice-President
Master, Wu Yee Sun College
Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology
Co-Chairperson of Women Academics Sub-Committee, CUHK
Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management
Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK
Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics
Assistant Dean (Development), Faculty of Medicine
Associate Director, Centre for Gut Microbiota Research, CUHK
Director of Microbiota I-Center, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park
Managing Director, Peony Consulting Services
Chairperson, Board of TR at CUHK Company Ltd.
Member, Council of CUHK
Immediate Past President, Association of Women Accountants (HK)
Chairperson and Professor, Department of Japanese Studies
Co-Director, Gender Research Centre, CUHK