Jennifer Yu Cheng, Group President and Deputy Vice Chairwoman of CTF Education Group, and Fiona Nott, CEO of The Women’s Foundation talk about raising tomorrow’s generations to be resilient in the face of uncertainty
Early education is undergoing an era of restructuring, with a shift towards preparing young minds not just to navigate but to thrive in the face of unpredictability. Jennifer Yu Cheng and Fiona Nott are influential figures in this transformation.
Yu Cheng founded the Jennifer Yu Cheng Girls Impact Foundation to empower young girls and ensure that they have access to people in leadership roles, offering them exposure to today’s inspiring leaders. At the same time, Nott, CEO of The Women’s Foundation, works to uplift marginalised girls and women in Hong Kong. Nott leverages her legal expertise in her leadership role and, in 2020, received the “Outstanding Achievement” award at the Women in Business Law Awards Asia for her impactful advocacy and leadership.
Read more: Jennifer Yu Cheng launches a girls’ foundation to inspire young women
These two visionaries shared their thoughts on investing in future generations at the recent Tatler Gen.T Summit 2023. Here are a few key takeaways from the session moderated by Sarah Chen-Spellings, managing partner of Beyond the Billion.
On designing the internet for inclusivity
“If we look at where we are with technology right now, we’re still playing catch-up on gender inclusion. We didn’t have women and girls in mind in that initial design. We’re still playing catch-up to get more women involved in current tech. We still have issues with bias, misogyny and sexual violence online right now,” said Nott.
“We can’t repeat that mistake of women and girls not being involved in that design stage. We have an urgent imperative to act now, while the rules are still being written around this space, to not make the same mistakes and to take action.”
