SDG 05: Gender Equality

Department of Journalism
Editor: Kenneth Paul TAN

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the conclusion of the Cold War in 1991, Professor Kenneth Paul Tan has curated a collection of multidisciplinary essays. These essays selected from over 60 papers were presented at an HKBU conference organised by Professor Tan in 2021. The essays delved into critical analyses of various mediums such as films, television shows, novels, newspaper and magazine articles, tourist souvenir shops, art exhibits, museums, and other commemorative sites. These mediums engage with themes such as conflict, violence, trauma, displacement, marginalisation, ecology, ethnic and gender identity. The book sheds light on the complex relationships between the historic Cold War and its legacies, as well as their impact on ideological beliefs and identities in Asia today. In the face of a new Cold War era characterised by superpower rivalries, the book advocates moving away from grand narratives and strategies of high-level geopolitical events, and instead directs attention towards the lived experiences of ordinary and marginalised individuals.

Department of Social Work
Authors: FUNG Kwok-kin, HUNG Suet-lin*
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The project has developed the “Working from the Ground Up” model, which aims to facilitate researchers and practitioners to collaborate with disadvantaged groups. This collaboration takes into account disadvantaged groups’ perception of priorities in the community amidst the global context of neoliberal welfare policies. The project also focuses on a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Hong Kong, exploring both its challenges and assets. By centering on the female residents, the project provides a platform for them to voice their primary concerns regarding gender-specific safety threats. These concerns affect the women’s use of public spaces such as streets and parks, as well as staircases and inter-building alleys leading to the units where they live, and even the vulnerability of their housing units to robbery and theft. Through a process of prioritising their needs, the women have identified solutions that involve both individual behavioural changes and collective action in voicing their concerns. The resulting collective empowerment of women paves the way for future progress towards achieving gender equality

As an equal opportunities employer, the University ensures that individuals will be selected, appointed, promoted, developed and treated fairly on the basis of consistent selection criteria, as well as the criteria and accommodations as laid down in the relevant policy document. One pay scale, performance assessment and reward system are adopted for each type of staff. Individuals will be assessed on the basis of the job requirements and their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities, and not on other irrelevant considerations, such as family background, family status, gender, place of origin, ethnicity, race, disability, age, faith heritage and sexual orientation.