The ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change will be hosting an online policy discussion event, presenting new research, using data from various sources, including Understanding Society, on the gender pay gap, and debating the potential policy responses, on 31 March, 11am-12.45pm
There will be three short research presentations from leading academics in the field, highlighting new evidence on the gender pay gap. These will be:
Dr Silvia Avram & Dr Daria Popova (ISER, Essex), with Professor Susan Harkness (Bristol): Are women with families paying the price for a lack of mobility? Quantitative and qualitative gender differences in job mobility and how these influence pay.
Dr Francesca Foliano (UCL) : How did the gender pay gap change over the last fifty years? Evidence from within and across birth cohorts
Professor Roland Rathelot, (ENSAE Paris): How much do women pay for shorter commutes? Evidence from France
Following the presentations there will be a panel discussion with policy experts and campaigners, on the current policy direction and how this research might inform further progress, with panellists including:
- Josie Irwin (Unison)
- Anna Ritchie Allan (Close The Gap)
- Jemima Olchawski (Fawcett Society) tbc
