Introduction

Research. Collaborate. Change. Our slogan sums it up. After researching initiatives around the world on behalf of women, The Women's Foundation is convinced that objective, systematic research is fundamental to making the case for social change. With research as a cornerstone, a diverse team of people committed to change can attract and maintain significant private funding, and serve as a catalyst for collaborative efforts in the community to plan and implement policies and programs to help women and girls become full participants in society.

TWF has commissioned a benchmark study, ”The Status of Women and Girls in Hong Kong,” to be used to educate the public and aid in collaborating with others to generate strategic solutions. A team of ten researchers, nine women and one man, worked on this comprehensive literature review covering the period from 1999-2004. All the individuals have experience in gender research, most having obtained a postgraduate degree in Women Studies from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Phase I was the collection of existing research, and analysis of that research to identify missing components necessary for future original research.