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Latest news and updates about diversity and inclusion in the Asia region, including topics such as gender equality, marriage equality, age and youth discrimination and LGBT+ issues.
Young residents from diverse backgrounds holding new mainland travel permits return to Hong Kong in 2024, after a trip to Guangzhou and Foshan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong society

Being Chinese | An ‘elegant’ English name would be all wrong for my Hong Kong baby

My daughter, a child of multiple cultures, needs a carefully chosen name in a city where racial difference is not seamlessly accepted.

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Food and Drinks

How Hong Kong’s LGBTQ chefs are feeding something deeper

Hong Kong society

Letters | Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: how community centres can foster integration

Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups finally breaking free from poverty?

Gaps remain and more needs to be done, but there are encouraging signs of change and role models of success.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
HKEX

Editorial | HKEX success in putting women on boards a boon to Hong Kong

Progress on boardroom diversity is an encouraging sign that the city is on track to better tap the potential of half of its population.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Same-sex couples’ rights in Hong Kong aren’t grounds for hysteria

As Hong Kong advances legislation to grant same-sex couples rights, Legco should embrace rational discussion, not indulge in political theatrics.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong police force needs more officers from ethnic minority groups

Readers discuss ethnic minority representation in the civil service, and fines for traffic offences.

The passing-out parade of probationary inspectors and recruit police constables, at the Hong Kong Police College in Wong Chuk Hang on April 27, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Letters | More work is needed to ensure an inclusive Hong Kong

Readers discuss how to tackle ethnic barriers in Hong Kong, the city’s international status, and the danger of AI revolt.

HKEX

Hong Kong’s all-male boards are all but gone as firms embrace diversity

More than 800 women have been added as directors since 2022, when 40 per cent of boards were male only, according to HKEX.

Wellness

Hong Kong charity’s neurodiverse disco a jive towards inclusivity

Love 21 Foundation’s latest initiative to help those with Down’s syndrome and autism feel included is its inaugural Disco Diverso.

Young people with Down’s syndrome at a dance class at the Love 21 Foundation. The Hong Kong charity’s latest event aimed at fostering inclusivity is its inaugural Disco Diverso, taking place in Central on May 29. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Letters | Don’t judge Islam by the acts of a few

Readers discuss a more holistic understanding of Islam, global perceptions of Hong Kong, and healthcare reforms.

People read the Koran over their relative’s grave at a Covid-19 cemetery on the second day of Eid ul-Fitr in Jakarta on April 1. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Opinion | Trump’s unpredictability and a fractured US are a dangerous mix

As Trump erratically escalates trade tensions with China and the Global South, his domestic behaviour only adds to geopolitical uncertainty.

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United States

Opinion | Deja vu for Hong Kong as Tesla becomes lightning rod for public anger

Unresolved issues like poor governance, economic troubles and corporate power can lead to public frustration, resulting in violence and destruction.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s ethnic diversity needs to be better reflected in film and TV

It’s time to break the negative stereotypes of South Asian gangsters and Southeast Asian domestic helpers and showcase Hong Kong’s diversity.

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A still from The Sunny Side of the Street, the only Hong Kong film in 2023 to feature an actor from an ethnic minority group in a prominent role. Photo: Petra Films
Britain

Women’s toilets are not for trans women, UK equality watchdog says

Equality and Human Rights Commission issued interim guidance after ruling this month that a woman is legally defined based on sex at birth.

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Britain’s equality watchdog says transgender women should not be allowed to use women’s toilets. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Japan

‘Have to change:’ Japanese firms reshape work culture to close gender pay gap

Japan’s finance sector is shaking up workplace gender equality, as top firms are axing clerical roles mainly held by women, aiming to close the gender pay gap.

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Myanmar

Letters | Quake-hit Myanmar can draw hope from Nepal’s rebuilding

Readers discuss Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 quake, Disney’s remake of Snow White, and the heartwarming scenes that play out on Hong Kong’s public transport.

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United States

Letters | If the US wants to protect rule of law, start with its own backyard

Readers discuss the Trump administration’s sanctions on Hong Kong officials, Hong Kong’s embrace of DEI measures, and China’s economic challenge.

Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington on Feburary 7 to protest against federal lay-offs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
United States

Meet disc golfer Abigail Wilson, who refused to play against her trans opponent

The disc golfer’s public stand comes hot on the heels of USA Fencing’s disqualification of a contestant who refused to compete against a trans woman.

Mainland China

Editorial | Kirsty Coventry must rise to Olympic challenge after stunning win

The first woman to head the Games’ top international body has sensitive issues to tackle before the next events in Italy and the US.

Hong Kong science and tech

Round table: what can women in STEM do to lead change?

PostMag hosted a discussion between 5 Hong Kong-based innovators blazing a trail: Florence Chan, Angela Wu, Wendy Lam, Gina Jiang and Megan Lam.

Women innovators in science and tech (from left) Megan Lam, Wendy Lam, Angela Wu, Florence Chan and Gina Jiang. Photo: TMT
Hong Kong

Engineer by training, brewer by profession – and she’s breaking barriers

Anushka Purohit founded food upcycling craft beer brand Breer at just 18 – it’s been a long road of breaking ageist and sexist stereotypes.

Breer co-founder Anushka Purohit has battled gender stereotypes throughout her career. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | How Hong Kong led the way for women priests in the 1970s

Hong Kong was decades ahead of Britain when it came to the ordination of women priests, even though that might seem unlikely today.

Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: 5 women leaders in STEM and a trip to Luang Prabang

We celebrate International Women’s Day this week with brilliant women innovating in science, an artist who uses AI in her work, and a beer brewer who started her own company at age 18.

Women and gender

Letters | Let’s build a Hong Kong where every woman has a chance to succeed

Readers discuss what Hong Kong must do on the road to gender equality, the barriers to fitness, and the disbanding of an NGO.

Migrant domestic workers spend their day off in Central, Hong Kong, in October 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: 7 trailblazing women reshaping Hong Kong’s F&B scene

This International Women’s Day, female chefs and bartenders in Hong Kong share their journeys and advice for aspiring women in the F&B industry, highlighting resilience and mentorship.

This International Women’s Day, female chefs and bartenders in Hong Kong share their journeys and advice for aspiring women in the F&B industry. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Having more women on boards makes business sense. Hong Kong gets it

In this increasingly complex world, it is vital for businesses to embrace gender diversity, and diversity more broadly, for long-term success.

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Hong Kong stock market

Women hold 1 in 5 board seats in Hong Kong for first time: report

Significant disparities remain in senior-management representation and pay equity, reports show.

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