The Gender Pay Gap in Higher Education Institutions

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UCD Equality Diversity and Inclusion

The UCD EDI Unit and Equality Studies Centre invites you to a webinar discussing the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021

The UCD Equality, Diversity and Inclusion unit, in conjunction with the UCD Sutherland School of Law and UCD Equality Studies Centre, is delighted to invite you to &quot;The Gender Pay Gap in Higher Education Institutions: Opportunities and Challenges from the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021&quot;, an online event taking place on Monday 7th March 2022, 11.30am-1.30pm.With this online webinar, UCD will mark the 2022 International Women’s Day by discussing a recent legislative initiative that could have a crucial role in advancing gender equality for women living in Ireland in the next years, the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. The webinar will offer a forum to analyse the opportunities and challenges that arise from this piece of legislation to effectively tackle the Gender Pay Gap, with a particular focus on its potential impact and implementation in the Higher Education sector.The webinar will help understand the context in which the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 was adopted, with reference to comparative experiences in other European countries and to the EU Directive Proposal that is currently under consideration. IHREC’s Chief Commissioner, Ms Sinead Gibney, will also provide guidance on the Act and will explain the role IHREC can play in promoting effective implementation and enforcement of the Act. Additionally, the webinar will offer practical views on what Higher Education institutions are already doing to tackle the GPG and how the Act can be effectively implemented in this sector.UCD EDI will also take this opportunity to launch its Annual Report 2020/2021 and to share findings from its EDI Survey 2021. Speakers on the day will include:- Chair: Dr. Marie Moran (Assistant Professor in Equality Studies and Social Justice, Director of the UCD Equality Studies Centre)- Tristan Aitken (Chief People Officer and Director of SIRC &amp; Legal Services, UCD)- Sinéad Gibney (IHREC Chief Commissioner)- Marcellina Fogarty (UCD Strategic Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager)- Dr. Sara Benedí Lahuerta (Lecturer/Assistant Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law)
- Aoife Cooke, Head of Equal Opportunities, NUI Galway- Maura McGinn (Director of Institutional Research, UCD)We encourage you to please share this event with any interested colleagues. Further information, including an agenda and information on additional speakers for the event, will be circulated in due course. We look forward to seeing you on the 7th March.

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