广州加拿大国际学校（CIS）为纪念2021年3月8日的国际妇女节，与英国和意大利总领事馆共同举办了一场以“性别平等”为主题的分享会，并邀请了四位非常有代表性的杰出职业女性出席，她们分别是意大利驻广州总领事白露茜女士，英国驻广州总领事贺颂雅女士，加拿大国际教育集团董事长陈秀群女士和广州和睦家医院总经理夏凯莉博士。
Canadian International School of Guangzhou (CIS) commemorated International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021 with an inspirational panel discussion featuring an international, all-female line-up of four prominent working mothers in the Guangzhou community. Gracing the stage was Consul-General of Italy in Guangzhou Ms. Lucia Pasqualini, Her Majesty’s Consul-General of the UK in Guangzhou Ms. Jo Hawley, CEO of the Canadian International Educational Organization Winnie Chen, and General Manager of Guangzhou United Family Hospital Dr. Kelly Xia.
本次分享会由广州加拿大国际学校主办，为学校学生和家长们开启了广阔的讨论空间，从讲述女性如何平衡工作和生活、教育如何影响年轻人的性别平等理念，到两性如何共同努力改变未来、捍卫性别平等上的挑战等各种话题，几位嘉宾展开了热烈的讨论。现场热情的学生观众和家长代表也纷纷与几位嘉宾互动提问，一起为世界男女平等的美好未来而赋能。
Moderated by Director of Communications and Community Relations of Canadian International School, Ms. Lena Gidwani, the candid conversation ranged widely from the need to prioritize and lead by example, to the vital role of education and the essential challenge of encouraging today’s generation, both boys and girls, to change the conversation and stand up for gender equality and equity. The enthralled audience of students and guests also got an opportunity to ask the panelists questions, who empowered them to #ChooseToChallenge for a better, equal future for men and women around the world.
“孩子是改变未来的重要力量，而教育则是推动世世代代为全球进步作出贡献的重要桥梁。”
“Children are our changemakers and education is a bridge to help current and future generations make positive changes for our global community.”
——加拿大国际教育集团董事长陈秀群女士
Winnie Chen, CEO of the Canadian International Educational Organization
“如果我们想做出改变，我们必须从这一代开始。不只是说说而已，我们需要付诸实际行动。”
“If we want to make change, we have to start with this generation. We say a lot but we need to act now.”
——白露茜女士，意大利驻广州总领事
Lucia Pasqualini, Consul-General of Italy in Guangzhou
“男性和女性都需要站起来并为公平而战。只有公平才能让我们共同强大起来。”
“Both women and men need to stand up and fight for fairness. Only with fairness will we be strong together, both today and tomorrow.”
——贺颂雅女士，英国驻广州总领事
Jo Hawley, Her Majesty’s Consul-General of the UK in Guangzhou
“如果我们从孩子们年幼时就开始灌输性别平等的观念，我们就可以打破我们长期无法逾越的障碍，实现观念的转变。像广州加拿大国际学校这样优秀的学校都知道，性别平等是学生的必修课，只有这样学生才能更好地改变未来。”
“If we start teaching children the importance of gender equality from an early age, we can break through the barriers. An excellent school like CIS knows the value of teaching their students about gender equality for a better, equal society.”
——广州和睦家医院总经理夏凯莉博士
Kelly Xia, General Manager of Guangzhou United Family Hospital
