HKUST first when it comes to women in top positions at Hong Kong universities
Females make up half of the vice-presidents at the institution – the best among the city’s publicly funded universities
Half of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s vice-presidents are female, making the gender representation at that level the highest among the city’s publicly funded universities.
The feat came after the university recently appointed Dr Sabrina Lin Man-yee as vice-president for institutional advancement, making her the second woman with that rank out of four at HKUST.
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Other publicly funded universities that also have women at that seniority are Polytechnic University with two out of five vice-presidents or provosts being female, Chinese University with two out of six, Education University with one out of three, and the University of Hong Kong with one out of seven.
Lin, speaking to reporters at a media gathering recently, revealed that 30 to 35 per cent of the university’s recent hires were female, quite a feat for an institution that focused mainly on male-dominated fields.
In addition, the university’s female faculty grew by about 80 per cent over the last 10 years, said Lin, a Hong Kong native whose appointment started in November.
