FROGEE

14.10.2024

Economic Policy Seminar on Gender Inequality at Old Age

Economic Policy Seminar on Gender Inequality at Old Age will take place on October 29, 2024 in Vilnius and online.

The event will be organized by BEROC and FREE Network within the FROGEE project. 

The main topics of the event are gender inequality and economic conditions at old age and death and widowhood from the point of view of gender inequality. The topics will be presented by experts of BEROC and CenEA (Poland).

Participants of the conference will also have a chance to take part in expert roundtable discussion on country-specific perspectives on qender inequality at old age.

Language of the event is English.

In order to participate in the event please register not later than October, 27, 4 p.m.

Program | TUESDAY 29.10.2024

09:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:30-10:00 OPENING REMARKS
Overview of the FROGEE Initiative and the Seminar Objectives
10:00-10:45 SESSION 1: GENDER INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AT OLD AGE
“Material Conditions in Old Age”
by Michal Myck, Centre for Economic Analysis
TBA
10:45-11:10 COFFEE BREAK
11:10-12:35 SESSION 2: GENDER INEQUALITY: DEATH AND WIDOWHOOD
“Gap in Life Expectancy: Implications for Gender Inequality”
by Lev Lvovskiy, BEROC
“Widowhood and Its Impact on Mental Health and Economic Conditions”
by Monika Oczkowska, Centre for Economic Analysis
12:35-13:00 COFFEE BREAK
13:00-14:20 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES
ON GENDER INEQUALITY AT OLD AGE
Moderator: Violetta Panasevich
14:20-14:35 CONCLUDING REMARKS AND NEXT STEPS
by Lev Lvovskiy, BEROC
14:35 LUNCH AND INFORMAL NETWORKING

SPEAKERS

Lev Lvovskiy, PhDLev Lvovskiy, PhD is Academic director BEROC. Spheres of research interest: macroeconomics, demographic economics, labor economics, political economics.


“Gap in Life Expectancy: Implications for Gender Inequality”

Michał Myck, PhDMichał Myck, PhD is Director and Member of the Board at CenEA (Poland). Spheres of research interest: modelling of labor market behavior, labor market regulations, effectiveness of tax and benefit systems.


“Material Conditions in Old Age”

Monika OczkowskaMonika Oczkowska is a Senior Research Economist at CenEA (Poland). Spheres of reserach interest: ageing, the labour market, social exclusion and gender. 


“Widowhood and Its Impact on Mental Health and Economic Conditions”

About FROGEE Project

About FROGEE

In 2019 the FREE Network initiated the Forum for Research on Gender Economics (FROGEE). The aim of FROGEE is to contribute to the discussion on gender inequality, with a specific focus on the region of Central and Eastern Europe.

By highlighting different dimensions of gender inequality and its consequences for socio-economic development, FROGEE aims at bringing the issue of gender equality to the focus of both the general public and policy makers. These

objectives are addressed through publication of reviews and policy briefs, organization of conferences, seminars, and workshops, as well as further development of research collaboration on gender economics with other institutions.