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The TWF office is abuzz with activity preparing for our Annual Gala Dinner this Wednesday! Amidst our excitement, we wanted to briefly reflect on our theme for this year “Reflections on the last 20 - and next 20 - years: what progress for women's advancement”.
Hong Kong has an unrelenting work ethic – a UBS report that surveyed 71 cities noted that HK works 38% longer hours than the global average, adding up to 50+ hours a week with many of us working weekends.
Last Thursday, the World Economic Forum released its 2017 Global Gender Gap Report.
“One thing I always tell young girls: Never let anybody tell you can’t do it. Growing up, they’d look at me like, Really? Even when I did my college visit, I had someone tell me most people change their minds after the first year. I never gave up. Even when I was having teachers tell me, just take a break from math, you can take this class next year. I said, ‘No, I’m going to take it now. I kept pushing for it.” Michelle Haupt, Operations Engineer, NASA.