January 28, 2021 | Progress in Gender Equality and the Public Sector: an OECD perspective​​


Progress in Gender Equality and the Public Sector:
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An OECD​ perspective 

On Friday, January 28, 2022, Dr. Tatyana Teplova and Dr. Faye Schmidt will discuss progress in gender equality and the public sector from an OECD​ perspective. 
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​Dr. Teplova's talk will focus on progress in gender equality – primarily in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries – with the focus on the public sector (including the tools it has available to close the remaining gaps).

In her presentation, Dr. Teplova will also highlight the OECD evidence on why gender equality – in different spheres of life – matters, the impact of the pandemic on gender equality, as well as the measures that have led to tangible results across OECD member countries. 

When: Friday, January 28, 2022
Time: 8 am PT (11 am ET)

Speaker

Tatyana Teplova, Ph.D.  
Head of Division and Senior Counsellor, Justice, Gender and Inclusiveness, Public Governance Directorate, OECD

Tatyana Teplova has worked at the OECD since 2010 and is currently Head of the Division and Senior Counsellor in the Public Governance Directorate. She leads the OECD work on Equal Access to Justice and Gender Equality in Public Life by developing international standards and advising governments on people-centred justice, access to legal and justice services and gender-sensitive policy-making. She is also responsible for the OECD work on the governance for the SDGs and policy coherence for sustainable development. This work spans OECD countries, the Middle East and North Africa region, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Southeast Asia.

Ms. Teplova started her career in the Canadian Public Administration where she was responsible for conducting research and analysis around public sector employment, integrity and management, as well as diversity practices.

Ms Teplova holds a Doctorate Degree in Public Policy from Carleton University, Canada and a Strategy and Innovation Post Graduate Executive Diploma from the University of Oxford.

Moderator

Faye Schmidt, Ph.D.
CEO and Senior Consultant, Schmidt and Carbol Consulting Group, Inc.

Dr. Faye Schmidt is a Management Consultant with extensive experience in public sector change strategies focused on improving service delivery and enhancing organizational performance.  With over 30 years as a public servant and Consultant, she has been engaged in a wide range of change initiatives and projects in service and quality improvement/transformation, enhancing employee engagement, training and development, facilitation, gender equity, as well as satisfaction surveys and other types of research.  Her clients include governments at all levels across Canada and internationally.

She has an extensive background in service improvement in the public sector starting with her work in the early 1990s in the BC Provincial Government's Service Quality initiative. This was followed by an Executive Interchange to the Government of Canada where she served as the Regional Executive for Alberta and British Columbia for the Service and Innovation Sector of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. In this role she provided support for all federal departments in the region in implementing the Service Improvement Initiative and Service Canada.  

She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (with an emphasis on organizational development) from the University of Victoria and practiced as a Clinical Psychologist in Alberta at the Workers Compensation Board. 

Dr. Schmidt and her husband/business partner, Dr. Barry Carbol, live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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