MAGE, the Centre Maurice Halbwachs and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP) are pleased to co-organize the event: 

Gender equality policy in practice (GEPP) - Equal Pay Workshop implementation when policy fails : the uphill battle for equal pay 

November 23 rd - 24 th , 2023

Location: Sciences Po Paris 

Sponsors: CMH – Labex TEPSIS, Réseau MAGE, Discrimination and Category Policies Research Group, LIEPP, Sciences Po Paris

DAY 1 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23 rd : EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

10:00-1100: Welcome Introductions, Goals and Agenda

Isabelle Engeli (Exeter Uiversity)

Amy G. Mazur (Washington State University)

Sophie Pochic (CNRS/ EHSS)

11:00 -12:30: 

Can pay transparency help reduce the gender pay gap? Insights into the limited and selective effects of French policy

Sophie Pochic (CNRS/ EHSS)* et Cécile Guillaume (University of Surrey)*

Discussed by Alexandra Scheele

The implementation of equal pay in Sweden: Gender Accommodation

Lenita Freidenvall (Stockholm University) *

Discussed by Mari Tiegen

12:30- 13:30

Equal Pay in Practice at the EU Level: The Never-Ending Story of Implementation

Sophie Jacquot (Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles)

Discussed by Elisa Cheiregato

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-16:00

The role of social dialogue institutions in implementing European equal pay policy: Between collective awareness, mixed understandings and structural limits of contemporary policy instruments in Belgium (1951-2019)

Veronika Lemeire (Hasselt University )* and Patrizia Zanoni (Hasselt University)

Discussed by Susan Milner

It’s a long way to … nowhere? Equal Pay Legislation in Germany

Andrea Jochmann-Döll and Alexandra Scheele (University of Bielefeld )*

Discussed by the French Team

16:00- 17:30

Pay transparency measures in Italy: A symbolic response to pay inequality between men and women without challenging structural inequalities

Elisa Chieregato (European Commission, DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)*

Discussed by the Olga Salido-Cortés

Walking towards equal pay with the boots of a giant and the feet of a dwarf: implementing equal pay in Spain (2019-2022)

Olga Salido-Cortés (University Complutense of Madrid )*

Discussed by Sophie Jacquot

17:30-17:45 Coffee Break

17:45 –18:00 Recap and Lessons Learned

DAY 2 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24 TH : COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE EU

9:30 Welcome Back and Agenda for the Day

9:45-11:15

Change and Stagnancy: progressive gender equality regimes and their impact on equal pay in the case of Norway

Mari Teigen Institute for Social Research (Institute for Social Research) * and Ines Wagner

(Institute for Social Research)*

Discussed by Lenita Freidenvall

The elusive struggle for equal pay in the UK: A weak and contingent legal framework

Susan Milner (University of Bath)*

Discussed by the French Team

11:15 – 12:45

Implementation of Equal Pay at the Federal and State Levels in the USA: The Imperative of Gender Accommodation

Ashley English (University of North Texas )*, Season Hoard (Washington State University),

Meredith Niezgoda (Texarkana College ) and Sydney Smith(Washington State University)

Discussed by the Canadian Team

The Challenges and Pitfalls of Implementing Proactive Pay Equity Legislation in Canada

Francesca Scala (Concordia University)*, Stephanie Paterson(Concordia University) and Iris Bradford (Concordia University)*

Discussed by the US Team

Lunch 12:45- 13:30

13: 30-14:30 Wrap up and Next Steps