Fanny M. Cheung

Fanny Cheung Mui-ching is a Hong Kong psychologist and advocate of gender equality. She is an emeritus professor of psychology and honorary senior advisor of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). .

Early life and education Cheung was born in British Hong Kong and raised in a "large traditional Chinese family". In the late 1970s, Cheung led the "War on Rape" campaign in Hong Kong, to promote awareness, change attitudes, and establish better services for survivors of sexual assault. From 1996 through 1999, she served as founding chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong, which aims to establish anti-discrimination legislation. In 2016, she was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star, one of Hong Kong's highest civic honors for her long and distinguished public and community service, particularly her significant contributions to the promotion of equal opportunities and elimination of discrimination, as well as her exemplary academic achievements in psychology and her internationally renowned cross-cultural and gender studies.

Selected works

Cheung, F. M. (2025). Gentle voices, bold strides: A memoir. Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. ISBN / ISSN : 978-988-237-373-0 Cheung, F. M., & Halpern, D. F. (Eds.). (2020). The Cambridge handbook of the international psychology of women. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Halpern, D.F., & Cheung, F.M. (2011). Women at the top: Powerful leaders tell us how to combine work and family. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.. doi:10.1002/9781444305210 Cheung, F. M., van de Vijver, F.J.R., & Leong, F.T.L. (2011). Toward a new approach to the study of personality in culture. American Psychologist, 66(7), 593–603. doi:10.1037/a0022389 Ho, M.Y., Cheung, F.M., & Cheung, S.F. (2010). The role of meaning in life and optimism in promoting well-being. Personality and individual differences, 48(5), 658–663. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.008 Cheung, F.M., & Leung, K. (1998). Indigenous personality measures: Chinese examples. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 29(1), 233–248. doi:10.1177/0022022198291012 Cheung, F.M., Leung, K., Fan, R.M., Song, W.Z., Zhang, J.X., & Zhang, J.P. (1996). Development of the Chinese personality assessment inventory. Journal of Cross-cultural psychology, 27(2), 181–199. doi:10.1177/0022022196272003