Women & Gender Rights

We recently sat down with Olivia Cotes-James, founder and CEO of natural period care startup LUÜNA Naturals based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The company recently launched a line of organic cotton pads and tampons, as well as reusable…
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Hong Kong & Shanghai-based menstrual care brand LUÜNA announced the launch of their organic cotton sanitary products subscription services and menstrual cup this month. The female-led company aims to empower women in Hong Kong with…
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Green Queen hosted the second edition of our United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) #PlantBased Dinner Series, bringing our community together at Africa Coffee & Tea, Hong Kong's resident Ethiopian restaurant, and featuring…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Sustainability…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Founding Consultant…
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At the beginning of the year, over 1,800 athletes from 57 countries set out from the Sai Kung coastline to take part in one of Asia's premier races, the Vibram Hong Kong 100. Just seven runners were repping for India, of which Winnie…
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Get ready to celebrate a day of women who make Hong Kong a greener place as part of the lead up to International Women's Day with local social enterprise Encompass HK hosting Vol. 1 of their Green Women Festival this Sunday, March 3, 2019…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies.  What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Sustainability Manager across…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am Head of Sustainability at New…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies. What is your full title and where do you work? I am the Founder & Director…
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In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies.  What is your full title and where do you work? I’m Director of Sustainability at MGM…
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We here at Green Queen take our skincare seriously. Our skin acts like a sponge - absorbing almost everything from the atmosphere (cough, polluted Hong Kong air, cough) to our skincare regime - it gives us the serious heebie jeebies when we…
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Sitting on the lush, green grass underneath an enormous oak tree, the warmth and zeal emanating from Bibi McGill is inspiring and infectious. One of those multi-faceted female talents, Bibi is many things to many people. Perhaps best…
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A place for women and children to take in nature's surroundings, to restore balance within each individual's relationship to the Earth and with others of like-mind, the third odyssey of The Garden Gathering returned to Hong Kong this…
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Aunt Flo. Time of the month. Surfing the crimson wave. Shark week. Just a few of the slew of expressions in common parlance that refer to a woman's period- all euphemisms to hide a completely natural aspect of womanhood: menstruation. The…
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New gyms and studios are springing up all over the city: working out is officially the new going out, just check your sneaker collection. And while we are all for unisex fitness, sometimes a woman-only space is de rigueur. We have…
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Being a mom is one thing. Being a mom while making the world a better place by sparing landfills from mountains of used baby clothes and products is a whole other thing and it's nothing short of amazing. Supermom Sarah Garner tells us about…
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As if running Hong Kong's hottest restaurants, teaching yoga avidly and being a busy mom of two wasn't enough, Yardbird et al co-founder Lindsay Jang decided to take on the online publishing world AND the niche fitness world. Some women…
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We are thrilled to launch our brand new series, Green Queen Giving, where every month we will showcase one of the amazing NGOs or charities that we are proud to list in our Green Queen Guide to Hong Kong. In our inaugural post we talk to…
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