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Women in Hong Kong
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)NA (2010)
Women in parliament15.7% (2012)
Women over 25 with secondary education68.7% (2010)
Women in labour force51.0% (2011)
Gender Inequality Index
ValueNR (2012)
RankNR
Global Gender Gap Index
ValueNR (2012)
RankNR

Traditionally, women in Hong Kong have been situated within the context of Chinese family and society, in which they were treated the same as Mainland women or Taiwanese women.[1] However, there are cultural differences between Mainland Chinese citizens and citizens of Hong Kong. During the British colonial period, the emergence of Western culture (i.e. "Westernization") created a mix of traditional Chinese culture and Western values. This created a unique culture of Hong Kong. Along with the rapid economic and social development of Hong Kong since the end of the Second World War, there has been a significant improvement in the social status of women. However, the male-dominant social structure still persists in some aspects of women's lives.

During the past three decades, women in Hong Kong have become more financially independent, assertive, and career-focused. With the increased number of women in professional and managerial positions in recent decades, especially since the enactment of anti-discrimination laws since the mid-1990s, the terms "female strong person" or "superwomen" are being used to describe women in Hong Kong.[2]

  1. ^ Jackson, S.; Jieyu,L.; Juhyun, W., eds. (2008). East Asian sexualities : modernity, gender and new sexual cultures. London & New York: Zed Books. p. 195. ISBN 9781842778890.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gender and change in Hong Kong was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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