Logo of Herstory in East AsiaHerstory of East Asia

We want to show "herstory" in East Asia from local perspectives with a timeline and a map in our local languages, so that people from different regions of East Asia can learn more about the stories and rights women and LGBETQ+ have fought for.

Timeline & Map

1993年 首位女性消防員

消防處於1993年首次招募女消防官,是香港消防處125年以來首次招募女消防員,當年僅兩人獲聘,郭麗珊和時任體育教師的胡麗芳雙雙成為首位女消防隊長。在本港的紀律部隊中,如警務處、懲教署和入境處都對男女投考者有不同的體能要求,對女投考者的體力要求較低,唯獨消防處例外,男女一視同仁。

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