The gender wage gap: Evidence from the cohort studies

Schedule

• 10:30 – 11:00 Registration and refreshments
• 11:00 – 11:05 Welcome and introductions (Professor Alex Bryson, University College London)
• 11:05 – 11:30 Project overview (Professor Heather Joshi, University College London)
• 11:30 – 12:30 Keynote Lecture (Professor Abi Adams-Prassl, University of Oxford)
• 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 –14:00 Gender Equality during Covid-19 and Beyond (Dr Bozena Wielgoszewska, University College London)
• 14:00 – 14:30 Gender wage gap among young adults: a comparison across British cohorts (Dr Francesca Foliano, University College London)
• 14:30 – 15:00 Gender gaps over time and space (Professor Emma Duchini, University of Essex)
• 15:00 -15:15 Refreshments
• 15:15 – 15:45 The careers and wages of women: Commuting, sorting and skills (Professor Monica Costa-Dias, IFS/Bristol University)
• 15:45 – 16:45 Reflections from policy and practice (Chair: David Wilkinson; Panellists: Julie Denis (Acas), Rebecca Thomas (Equality and Human Rights Commission, Gregory Thwaites (Resolution Foundation), Gillian Unsworth (Government Equalities Office))
• 16:45 – 17:00 Closing remarks (Professor Alex Bryson, University College London)
• 17:00 – 18:00 Networking reception (Lee Library)

This in-person event will be particularly useful for researchers, policymakers and practitioners concerned with issues related to gender (in)equality. The event is open to all (subject to registration).

Related links

• The Gender Wage Gap project
• Quantitative Social Science 
• Social Research Institute