Gender equality policy in practice

MAGE, the Centre Maurice Halbwachs and the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP) are please 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 23rd- 24th, 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: Welcome Introductions, Goals and Agenda

Isabelle Engeli (Exeter Uiversity)

Amy G. Mazur (Washington State University)

Sophie Pochic (CNRS/ EHSS)

10:45 -12:15

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

12:15-12:30: Coffee

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 Iris Bradford

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