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TWF was proud to partner with HKU on a talk by Jackson Katz on: "Engendering a Culture of Prevention on Campuses: The Bystander Intervention Model". Jackson shared his work on building a culture of prevention of harassment and violence on university campuses in the US.
With the conclusion of this year's One Billion Rising global campaign to end violence against women and girls this past weekend, the excitement is building as Hong Kong, like the rest of the world, gears up for International Women's Day on March 8!
Happy Chinese New Year from all of us at The Women's Foundation! We are starting the Year of the Monkey with a bang with some exciting events coming up in the next few weeks.
We were excited to read last week's announcement from Mattel that Barbie is embracing diversity with the launch of a new line of tall, petite and curvy dolls soon to hit the stores. If an influential brand like Mattel is moving to celebrate a wider range of body shapes that are more reflective of society, we can only hope that other brands are also reviewing their own strategies on this front.