EventsWomen and Work in the "Developing World"

Women and Work in the "Developing World"

Ann Velenchik, Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, Pinar Keskin, Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and Francoise Carre, Research Director at the University of Massachusetts Boston Center for Social Policy, discuss the gender pay gap in Developing Countries, including considerations that differ from the Developed World. Economic progress in Developing Countries is foundational to enable the narrowing of the gender pay gap, including gender-focused policies such as universal access to piped water, childcare subsidies, micro-finance opportunities or business skill training.
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Panelists

  • Pinar Keskin, Assistant Professor of Economics, Wellesley College
    Pinar Keskin is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College.
  • Françoise Carré, Research Director, Center for Social Policy, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston
    Françoise Carré is the research director at the Center for Social Policy (CSP), a policy research and evaluation center with a primary focus on policies addressing poverty, joblessness, and low-wages in Massachusetts, nationally, and internationally.
  • Ann Velenchik, Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics, Wellesley College
    Ann Velenchik joined the Wellesley College faculty in 1989, and joined the Provost’s office in 2015.