On Monday's Backchat, we're talking about gender-based income inequalities.

A study conducted by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union found that the income gap between man and woman widened from HK$2,500 in 2021 to 3,600 last year, with grassroots women being among the most impacted.


The union also revealed that the number of women with a monthly income of less than HK$10,000 exceeds that of men by over 60,000, a gap mainly attributed to working mothers’ difficulty in finding a full-time job whilst taking care of their family.


Some organisations have called on the government to formulate new policies such as tax incentives to alleviate the burden on low income working mothers.


How serious is the problem? We’ll find out.


After 9:45, we speak with crews of the Doulos Hope, a floating book fair which will be in Hong Kong until May 26th.






9:05am-9:45am: Calls to enhance support for working mothers


9:05am-9:45am: Lena Wong, Founder and Executive Director of Momtrepreneurs
9:05am-9:30am: Eunice Yung, Lawmaker, New People’s Party
9:30am-9:45am: Celia Chan, Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Melbourne and Honorary Professor at HKU’s Department of Social Work and Social Administration

9:45am-10:00am: Doulos Hope book fair ship

9:45am-10:00am: Jess Tanton, Project Coordinator at GBA Ships and Vale Rios, crew member