Regional Meeting for Northern and Western Europe, Oslo, Norway, 10 April 2010
Closing the Gender Pay Gap: the Challenges and the Solutions
Programme
Venue: Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel
Saturday 10 April
09.00 – 09.30 hrs Opening
- Opening remarks by Pia Locatelli, President, Socialist International Women, SIW
- Welcoming address by Lise Christoffersen MP, SIW Vice-President, Norwegian Labour Party, DNA, Norway
- Introduction by Marlène Haas, Secretary General, SIW
09.30 – 10.30 hrs Speeches
Overview of the Political Situation in Norway
- Helga Pedersen MP, Leader of the Parliamentary Group and Deputy-Leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, DNA, Norway
The Equal Pay Commission: Lessons Learnt
- Kristina Hagen, Former Head of Project of the Equal Pay Commission, Norway
10.30 – 13.00 hrs First Panel
‘Closing the Gender Pay Gap: A Government Perspective’
Moderator: Pia Locatelli
- Barbara Prammer MP, SIW Vice-President and Speaker of the Austrian Parliament, Social Democratic Party of Austria, SPÖ, Austria
- Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Culture and Leader of the Women’s Network, Norwegian Labour Party, DNA, Norway
- Antigoni Karali-Dimitriadi, SIW Vice-President, Panhellenic Socialist Movement, PASOK, Greece
- Elfur Logadóttir, Women’s Organisation, Social Democratic Alliance, Samfylkingin, Iceland
- Zita Gurmai MEP, President PES Women
Debate and Questions to Panellists
*** Lunch Break 13.00 – 15.00 hrs ***
15.00 – 17.30 hrs Second Panel
‘Closing the Gender Pay Gap: A Trade Union Perspective’
Moderator: Lise Christoffersen
- Gerd Kristiansen, Vice-President, Confederation of Trade Unions, LO, Norway
- Trine Lise Sundnes, Confederal Secretary, Confederation of Trade Unions, LO and Member of the ILO Governing Body, Norway
- Eli Ljunggren, Federal Secretary, Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions, Norway
- Wegard Harsvik, Special Advisor, Norwegian Union of General and Municipality Employees, Norway
Debate and Questions to Panellists
17.30 – 18.00 hrs Closing Remarks and Presentation of the Declaration
19.30 hrs Dinner Hosted by the Norwegian Labour Party, DNA