Pay gaps are in the spotlight and apparently getting worse. Where data is available, it tells us that women continue to lag behind men in what they earn — and these gaps widen along the lines of race. This is due to a combination of different forms of discrimination which in turn reinforce the structural disadvantages faced by women and girls both within the society, particularly in the labour force with low-paid or unpaid care tasks.
We aim to discuss policy solutions for closing gender pay gaps, present emerging findings from a global mapping addressing the pay gap in the public sector from low and middle income countries, and share Buenos Aires City’s government (GCBA) efforts to publish care duties data that visualises these disadvantages.
We want to discuss the findings from these projects as well as hear from participants and the community how gender pay gaps are currently being addressed using principles and practices of openness. We would be very happy to be connected with organisations or companies who might want to be part of our future work in pay equity or other focus areas.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:We would hope to invite our network to be a part of MozFest, but whether it’s 3 or 30, we will make sure to be flexible and adjust to the situation. If we have 30, we will present findings and have specific questions to encourage discussion; if we have 3, we will shorten our initial presentation and have a more interactive discussion to discuss our hypothesis and learn deeply from realities in the different regions from where participants join.
We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:Hearing about our participants' experiences with the gender pay gap will be valuable to our work and with their permission, we will use the discussion to take notes or feedback to add to our research. Pay Parity is one of our main focus areas as an organisation. This session will be part of our gender pay equity work plan in 2021, which will continue throughout the year. We will also leverage on our existing partnerships and relationships we have built through our work in addressing the gender pay gap, peer learning discussions with our partners in Africa to policy-driven work with the ILO, UN Equal Pay International Coalition, the B Team & Open Government Partnership to identify policy entry points and influence OGP member commitments.
Marisa Miodosky has vast experience in leading projects in Buenos Aires City government towards the progress and autonomy of women. She's currently developing a Caring Indicator System.
Agustina De Luca is Network Director at the Open Data Charter, with a solid background in open government, transparency and accountability policies, and community building.
Ugonma Nwankwo is a research assistant with CGD’s Technology and Development program supporting data governance policies. She's previously worked as a policy researcher with UN Women United Kingdom
Senior Regional Specialist on Gender Equality at ILO. She's got 15 years of experience on gender equality, women's rights, non-discrimination at work, disability, and labor migration.