Did you know that Estonia has the biggest gender pay gap of all European countries, according to Eurostat?
When women in the EU earned on average 16% less than men, then in Estonia the number was 25%. At the same time, 52.4% of the Estonian women in 30-34 age group have higher education, while in the same age group, just 38.8% of men are graduates.
At our March event we will take a closer look at the Estonian women’ chances to succeed in the country. Do they really earn less than men or does the statistics portray an inaccurate picture? Do they face more obstacles than men when pursuing the career goals? What does the Estonian society expect from women?
Our event will be opened by Liisa-Ly Pakosta, who works for the Estonian government as the gender equality and equal treatment commissioner. She has previously also been a member of the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, and headed the Estonian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. She is also a mother of five children.
The evening will continue with a panel discussion with Mari-Liis Lind (founder of Tech Sisters, a non-profit organisation with a vision to inspire, educate and encourage women and girls in technology and IT), Kathleen Naglee (director and CEO of International School of Estonia), Oksana Tandit (fashion designer and owner of her namesake label), and Karen K. Burns (a member of the board of the British-Estonian Chamber of Commerce, and head of the cyber-security product portfolio at CGI Estonia). They will tell us about their thoughts and experiences about succeeding as a woman in Estonia.
The event will be moderated by Silver Tambur, the editor-in-chief of Estonian World.
Doors and bar will be opened at 18:30.
Tickets: 2-5 euros (cash)
Speakers
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Karen K. Burns
Co-Founder and CEO
Karen K. Burns is Co-Founder and CEO of Visory. She has over 10 years of experience working in mainly ICT fields in managerial and business development positions. Currently, she works at CGI Estonia building up its local cybersecurity product portfolio. Before moving back to Estonia few years ago, Karen lived and worked in the UK. Recently, she has also written numerous articles in the Estonian media on gender equality.
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Kathleen Naglee
Director and CEO of International School of Estonia
Kathleen is originally from the United States and has lived in Estonia since 2002. She currently heads one of the two international schools in the country’s capital. Kathleen is an award-winning international teacher and educational leader. She will be talking about "Unlocking the code: bridging Estonian and expat cultural norms in the work place."
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Liisa-Ly Pakosta
Gender equality and equal treatment commissioner
Liisa-Ly Pakosta works for the Estonian government as the gender equality and equal treatment commissioner. She has previously also been a member of the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, and Head of the Estonian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Last, but definitely not least, she is also a mother of five children.
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Mari-Liis Lind
Co-Founder
Mari-Liis Lind is the co-founder of Tech Sisters, a non-profit with the aim of inspiring, educating and encouraging women in IT. She is an experienced project and product manager working with and for startups, design agencies and governments institutions.
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Oksana Tandit
Fashion designer
Oksana Tandit is a fashion designer and entrepreneur, running her namesake label. Among others, she has designed dresses for some of the most powerful women in Estonia.