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網誌日期:2009-02-17 16:00
On December 15, 2008 , Agnes and I (who
are both volunteer speakers for HER Fund) attended a session at Ying Wa Girls’
School to talk about the topic on female poverty. It took some efforts and time to prepare for the
twenty-minute talk. While gathering statistics, newspaper clips, case studies
and other information, I felt so sorry for the plight of local women in
poverty. For example: average wages for women are lower than those for men; the
majority of the working-class poverty who earn less than $5000 per month is
women; and homemakers who work at home without receiving a salary are often
neglected. Although the position of women in Hong Kong has risen, the
situation of women at grassroots level is much deprived. For example, working
housewives, single mothers, domestic helpers, etc. need the society to provide
more resources to help them.

Anges was showing the living situation of women

Agnes and I had a sharing with Ying Wa Girls' School
After preparing the relevant information about female
poverty, I’m pleased to share this with the students at Ying Wa Girls’ School
in the hopes of bringing important social issues for them to think about.
Giving a speech to thousands of girl students made me a little nervous at
first, but luckily, their responses were very positive and was well received.
They were also quite shocked in learning about the real situation of female
poverty exists in Hong Kong . The active participation of
the students made me feel that the preparation effort was well worth it. I hope
that this talk will be able to stimulate their thoughts, and start the first
step to show concern towards women’s issues and poverty problem. At the same
time, I hope they can begin understanding the issue and show more respect
towards grassroots women.
If your school or company wants HER Fund to come and
give a talk or a workshop to discuss the issues and plight of grassroots women
with your teachers, students or employees, please call 2794-1100 or email info@herfund.org.hk to contact us.




