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Royal Statistical Society
40 years since the Equal Pay Act 1970
The 2010 Cathie Marsh Memorial Lecture, 16 November 2010, 5:00pm, at the Royal Statistical Society
Speakers:
Professor Jill Rubery, FBA, Deputy Director for Human Resources, Manchester Business School, Co-director European Work and Employment Research Centre
Professor Alan Manning, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics.
Discussants:
Sarah Veale, CBE, Head of Equality and Employment Rights Department, TUC
Dianah Worman, OBE, CIPD Diversity Adviser, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
The meeting will be chaired by Ceri Goddard, Chief Executive of the Fawcett Society.
The speakers will examine the achievements and failures of the Equal Pay Act,
which was passed 40 years ago. They will consider whether the approach to narrowing the gender pay gap that it represented can continue to serve its purpose, or whether a new strategy is needed.
The meeting is sponsored by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and the Social Research Association (SRA)
Attendance is free but pre-registration is recommended. You can register by email: [log in to unmask] or by phone (020) 7638 8998. For a map and directions see www.rss.org.uk/findus. We anticipate the meeting will finish at around 7 pm.
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