You’re probably quite familiar with the pay gap here in the United States. But did you realize that the pay gap is global? Women in OECD countries make, on average, 75% of the amount their male counterparts make. We often look at Scandinavian countries as extremely progressive, but Denmark and Finland have pay gaps, too. There, women make 78% and 75.5% (respectively) of what men make.

Join us on Saturday at 1:30 pm for a panel discussion and refreshments at the Kingston Library. We will be talking about women’s issues around the world. We have three fantastic speakers:

• Dr. Sara Hsu, Assistant Professor of Economics at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. Hsu also serves as the News Editor for the International Association of Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and was formerly Assistant Director of the Gender and Macro International Working Group (GEM-IWG).
• Joan Monk, New York State AAUW Board Member and District Council Director. Mrs. Monk is one of the co-creators of NYS My Sister’s Keeper Program (MSK); a program focused on women’s issues throughout the world. In February, she and Cecilia Dinio Durkin were awarded the Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) Best Practices Award in recognition of their successes as co-chairs of the Poughkeepsie MSK Program.
• Dr. JoAnne Myers, Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-director of Women’s Studies at Marist. She is also the Director of Public Administration Concentration, Political Science Internship Coordinator, and the Coordinator of the Women and Society Conference. Dr. Myers serves as Chair of the Board of the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val Kill and has also served as President of the Board of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and on the Board of the Grace Smith House.