2021 International Equal Pay Day Online Event: Equal Pay, What Do We Gain?

On Friday September 17th 2021 (from 11:00 to 12:30 Paris Time), the Government of Iceland and OECD will be hosting an online-event where Margrét Vilborg, one of PayAnalytics' founders, will be speaking. After registering (registration is over), you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The event schedule

Opening remarks - Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette, Ambassador of Iceland in Paris
Introduction - Ulrik Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD What does the evidence say?
Monika Queisser, Head of Social Policy Division at the OECD - Closing the gender pay gap with data informed decisions
Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Professor of Management Science & Statistics at the University of Maryland and Founder of PayAnalytics - The legislation and equal pay index in France: obligation of results and progress
Muriel Pénicaud, Ambassador of France to the OECD & former Minister of Labour - Private sector perspective
Christine Theodorovics, Chief Strategic Development Officer Europe, AXA - Combating the biases that lead to gender pay gaps
Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO - Moderator
Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, Director of the OECD Development Centre - Questions & Answers

Full schedule - 2021 International Equal Pay Day Online Event: Equal Pay, What Do We Gain?

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