This year, the Swire Women’s Network in Hong Kong celebrated International Women’s Day on 3rd March with a virtual event focusing on IWD 2022’s theme of #BreakTheBias. The aim was to create awareness around the different types of bias that exist towards women in the workplace and find ways to contribute to change. A range of internal and external speakers took part in the event, including John Swire & Sons (HK) Limited Chairman, Guy Bradley.
The Swire Women’s Network Chinese Mainland, which was launched in July last year, hosted its first hybrid online/offline Leadership Series event on 22nd April, with the theme of “Managing Stress: Be the Master of Your Emotions”. More than 100 participants from Swire companies in Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen and elsewhere joined in an open conversation about balancing the pressures of work, family, and personal development. Themes included how to turn stress into a source of motivation, and how emotions can feed innovation and vitality.
Swire is committed to eliminating gender barriers in the workplace. Group-wide policies, such as Respect in the Workplace, Flexible Working, and Parental Leave, aim to address discrimination and help employees to balance work and family life. Swire Pacific has encouraged its operating companies to create gender-specific Employee Resource Groups to foster workplace inclusivity and aims to have 30% of women in senior management roles by 2024.
More than 100 participants from various Chinese Mainland cities joined the hybrid online/offline Leadership Series event.
