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π’Call for Papers: 33rd IAFFE Annual Conference
Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating solidarity within feminist economics
Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2024 |
University of Amherst | Massachusetts, USA
More:
#IAFFE2025
#FeministEconomics
π£ Calling all early-career scholars, activists, & policymakers! Join us for the 2nd IAFFE Feminist Economics School in July 2024. Delve into key aspects of feminist economics thinking, methodologies, and policy application.
Travel grants available.
IAFFE congrats Claudia Goldin
@PikaGoldin
on winning the 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her work on gender and the labor market. In addition to her research on women and work, Dr. Goldin has also made history in her own work experience (1/n)
What a fitting finale to an incredible conference! Our talented local host, Marcella Corsi, treated us to a stunning rendition of 'Bella Ciao' with lyrics reimagined to celebrate the strength and solidarity of women. It was the perfect way to close out
#IAFFE2024
ππΎππΎππΎππΎ
First up,
@luizanaassif
highlights the tensions of feminism & econ. She says to be a feminist economist is to bring to life the intrinsic contradictions of the economics discipline βUnless we change the meaning of economics, feminist economics is an oxymoron.β
#IAFFE2023
πJoin us for an exciting session of Feminist Economics 101! On July 25, Prof. Indira Hirway will discuss time-use surveys and their significance in the context of care work and the economy.
Register:
Jayati Ghosh lays out some sobering stats on the debt crisis in her opening keynote: an estimated 72 countries are in severe or moderate debt stress. Half the worldβs poorest live in countries that spend more on debt servicing than health.
#IAFFE23
@Jayati1609
Findings from
@PikaGoldin
: More women among economics students receiving As, and more men receiving lower grades. The over-representation of men is among those receiving lower grades.
#assa2018
Breaking News! IAFFE's 2024 conference press release is out now! Read all about our gathering today in Rome, Italy, and join the conversation on gender equality and feminist economics.
#IAFFE2024
#ROME2024
You can read and download the Press Release here!
The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) calls for the immediate ceasefire and lifting of the blockade by the State of Israel in the current Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Read full statement here:
Day 2 of the Feminist Economics School is underway!
We're exploring Care Politics, and how it challenges traditional economic thinking. We're discussing the value of care work, the importance of social reproduction, and the need for a more inclusive and equitable economy.
IAFFE is co/sponsoring 10 fantastic sessions at
#ASSA2023
+ a reproductive rights rally Thursday evening & our Presidential Panel on the feminist economics of global reproductive justice on Friday.
Please plan to join us & watch this space for more info about our sessions!
The
#coronavirus
pandemic is drawing attention to the role of gender in health and economic crises. Join us for a webinar on "Feminist Economics Perspectives on COVID-19" featuring
@N_Kabeer
,
@NFolbre
, and Jeanine Anderson on Wed, Apr 15, at 11:00 AM ET
π¨ Applications Open: IAFFE Feminist Economics School 2025!
Join us for two and a half days of workshops on feminist economics at UMass Amherst!
π June 30 β July 2, 2025
π Deadline: Oct 28, 2024
π Apply now:
#CallForApplications
πAnd thatβs a wrap,
#IAFFE2022
! We hope youβre as inspired & fired up as we are. Thanks to all our organizers, volunteers, host, sponsors, behind-scenes support, online & in-person participants. See you for
#IAFFE2023
in Cape Town, South Africa, July 6-8 2023!π
(1-3) π§Ά
Don't miss this special event on May 23rd! π
We are honoring the contributions of former IAFFE president
@N_Kabeer
including her iconic book "Reversed Realities" (1994), which exposed the biases in mainstream development theory and policy.
We are excited to see three incredible feminist economists, Diane Elson, Jayati Ghosh and Naila Kabeer, featured in the new edition of Key Development Thinkers
Priscilla Twumasi
@pristwumasi
highlights lack of women economists representation in mainstream media & unpaid labor required of women economists to help dismantle the male image that automatically comes to the mind of people when discussing econ issues
#IAFFE2023
Lebohang Liepollo Pheko
@Liepollo9
: βalthough many of us have been living in our towers, so much more of our rigorous thinking has to be around a transformative way of thinking, doing, seeing economicsβ
#IAFFE2023
Happy
#IWD2022
, folks!
This IWD we want to hear from our members & supporters. Whatβs your fave
#FemEcon
book/article/resource thatβs helped
#BreakTheBias
in mainstream economics?
Reply below & tag us. We look forward to hearing from you!
β£οΈOur July 2023 Membership Meeting was truly special. Inspired by the spirit of Ubuntu, IAFFE members paid homage to our elders & embraced the invaluable wisdom they generously shared. It is through these profound connections & collective learning that we grow.
#IAFFE2023
IAFFE Conference Chair
@ipek_ilkkaracan
shared the Call for the Papers for the 32nd Annual Conference. The theme provokes critical reflection on feminist economics responses to the technological breakthroughs of a digital economy.
For more info visit:
CALL FOR PAPERS:
30th IAFFE Annual Conference | June 29-July 1, 2022
Gender Centre at The Graduate Institute| Geneva, Switzerland
An in-person conference, with hybrid access
βInvestment in care canβt be in isolationβ Valeria Esquivel on the need to place care investments within a broader framework of macroeconomic & employment policy
@ilo
@UN_Women
#IAFFE2023
Explore the impact of power relations on our economy, the hidden hierarchies that support capitalism, and the effects of gender on economic inequality.
Join Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett, and Sara Stevano as they discuss their book "A Feminist Political Economy"!
Join our
#IAFFE
Fireside Chat on May 30 with Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett, & Sara Stevano! Discussing their book
#FeministPoliticalEconomy
: A Global Perspective.
Hosted by Yazgı Genç. Spanish interpretation available.
Register here:
#GlobalPerspective
β¨β¨β¨And thatβs a wrap! Thank you to all our incredible organizers, participants & speakers who joined us online and in-person in Cape Town πΏπ¦ who have made this a stimulating and inspiring 3 days of feminist economic debate, research & inspiration β¨β¨β¨
#IAFFE2023
βFeminist economists are also activists. Weβre not just here to study. We want to change the world.β - Carmen Diana Deere on the importance of
@FeministEcon
on its 25th anniversary at
#ASSA2020
We can't believe this yr marks β¨ 30 YEARS of IAFFE conferences β¨ We hope you'll join us June 29 in person or virtually for our 30th. In the interim, in the 30 days leading up to
#IAFFE2022
we're turning it over to our members w diff reasons to join each day. Follow along here!
π Calling all scholars, advocates, and change-makers:
Submit your paper, poster, roundtable, workshop, or organized session proposals for the 32nd IAFFE Annual Conference!
The submissions portal is still open:
Deadline: 22 Nov
IAFFE is pleased to announce our 2025 annual conference at UMass Amherst on July 3-5! We invite you to enjoy the beautiful Connecticut River valley, convenient airport access (BDL), and top-notch university food service. Call for proposals opens in September!
#IAFFE2025
Check out the amazing posters created today during the roundtable "Towards a network of feminist economics programs". Let's keep these connections growing πͺπΏβ¨
#IAFFE2024
To better understand the gendered relationships between growth and time use, Cheryl Doss harmonized diary data for 42 countries and labor force and household surveys for 119 creating two datasets that summarize patterns of paid and unpaid work across countries
#ASSA2024
#IAFFE
Four-week online course on Feminist Economic Thought from the
#GlobalNorth
and the
#GlobalSouth
starts next Wednesday! Partial scholarships available!
cc:
@LygiaSF
π A proud moment for the IAFFE community! A huge congratulations to IAFFE member, and former Board member,
@lyn_ossome
for her election as President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESIRA)!
The call for papers for our conference is out! Come join us! The 2022 IAFFE Annual Conference will provide a forum for scholarship and inquiry that recognizes the methodological pluralism of our field.
π Proud moment for IAFFE as former President Bina Agarwal wins the
#KennethBouldingAward
!
Recognized for significant contributions to Ecological Economics, her work highlights environmental governance, agrarian change, & social equity.
Read more:
#IAFFE2024
Conference Wrap-Up! π Our largest conference yet at Sapienza University in Rome, Italy brought together 800+ participants from 85 countries.
Thank you for joining
#IAFFE2024
. π
Read the press release for highlights, key takeaways, and insights.
π’The countdown to the
#IAFFE2023
conference has begun!
Join us in envisioning a world defined by
#feminist
economics! The conference will explore strategies for reducing inequalities, achieving social justice, environmental sustainability and more!
π
Discussing the purple economy today!
@ipek_ilkkaracan
in conversation w/
@YazgiGenc
π refers to an economic order that is gender egalitarian & also caring
π purple symbolizes feminism
πcatchphrase helps comm this vision to broader audience & point out parallels to green econ
We are still buzzing!!
#IAFFE2023
was a special one. Thank you all for joining us, whether in-person or virtually, your presence and insightful contributions made this year's IAFFE conference truly inspiring and impactful.
IAFFE calls for the immediate and urgent implementation of a gender-equitable universal basic income and the provision of essential services, ensuring that individuals are not marginalized or excluded because of their race, ethnicity, or caste.
More at
The expansion of research on gender inequality beyond simple labor market discrimination has been a huge development, like measurements of power and examining patriarchal institutions, says
@NancyFolbre
at
@FeministEcon
25th anniversary plenary.
#assa2020
Call for Nominations: Bina Agarwal Prize for Young Scholars in Ecological Economics. Recognizing outstanding contributions to the field. Deadline: December 15th, 2024. Nominate emerging scholars advancing ecological economic theory and practice. Visit:
βFeminist economists need to lead the way to mobilize urgent & large scale public investment & spending that matches need & invests in care, green economy & tackling inequalityβ Γzlem Onaran from
@UniofGreenwich
in the
#IAFFE2023
closing plenary.
An important feminist economics project for a feminist economist to write on feminist economic history, says
@rbalakra
about
@Nina_EBanks
's book on Sadie T.M. Alexander at the
@NEAEcon
event.
Sadie T.M. Alexander was a pioneer in covering feminist economics like unpaid work.
Join us for a critical conversation tomorrow, organized by IAFFE's MENA working group and supported by the Feminist Economics Journal! This event is open to all IAFFE Rome conference participants and promises to be a thought-provoking discussion!
#IAFFE2024
IAFFE member
@Nina_EBanks
will be launching her new book "Democracy, Race, & Justice: the Speeches and Writings of Sadie T.M. Alexander" at an
@NEAEcon
webinar on Tuesday, June 15th, at 12pm ET. For more information and registration, details here:
Our annual conference
#IAFFE2019
starts tomorrow with the pre-conference workshop hosted by
@ysi_commons
and continues through Saturday. Please follow along with the hashtag
#IAFFE2019
, let us know about the panels you see, and ask the organization any Qs you have
@iaffe
!
Q4: As economics faces its history of exclusion of scholars and a narrow masculine, eurocentric bias, what are lessons from the development of feminist economics that can be applied to the broad field of economics to foster inclusion?
#IAFFEtweetchat
Incoming President
@OduroAbena
opens the conference & introduces the
#IAFFE2023
theme, designed to be forward-looking with a focus on change
Plenary speakers will discuss feminist economic strategies for an equitable and sustainable world
π¨Press release
The 2023 IAFFE Conference to be held in Cape Town, South Africa
The conference recognizes the significant contributions feminist economists have made in the development and advancement of alternative economic frameworks and strategies.
βIf we donβt reassert our interest in intersectional issues, economic justice, and economic theory, then we will be swamped by the empirical dominance of mainstream economics. We need to hear more voices in this direction.β -
@NancyFolbre
on the future of
@FeministEcon
#ASSA2020
Next up, Edith Phaswana
@phaswaed
says most countries of Global South share common theme: colonialism & legacy of colonialism which has morphed into coloniality, the patterns of power that have emerged as result of colonialism, including the coloniality of knowledge
#IAFFE2023
Another important contribution of feminist economics is the inclusion of womenβs voices in household surveys. Different people in the household give different answers - what can we learn about households from this?
@Cheryl_Doss
giving the IAFFE Presidentisl Address at
#ASSA2020
π’Join us Monday, Jan 23 at 9 am EST for the next webinar in our Feminist Economics 101 series
@MuznaAlvi
will interview
@Jayati1609
on new frontiers in development, international trade, and labor economics from a feminist lens
Make sure to register π
π’Join us for the next webinar in our Feminist Economics 101 series
@Jayati1609
interviewed by
@MuznaAlvi
on new frontiers in development, international trade, and labor economics from a feminist lens
Monay, January 23, 9:00-10:00am EST
Register π
Curious about the Green, Purple, and Red Deal? Wondering about the implications from a feminist perspective?
Join us on Feb 28 for a session of Feminist Economics 101 with Γzlem Onaran &
@IzaskunZuazu
where they will unpack this.
π Register today:
Sundus Saleemi presented a novel dataset collected through an Android application to assess the relationship between time spent by women traders in Ghana in different activities (e.g., commute, paid work, leisure...) vis a vis its impact on individual well-being.
#ASSA2024
#IAFFE
"But what about the women?" asked
@drjlastword
about representation at
@NEAEcon
. "
@Nina_EBanks
has been holding a pen for Black women economists." This history had been swallowed because it had not served some to acknowledge the intellectual history of Black women in economics.
We're hard at work preparing the IAFFE 2024 Rome experience for you!
Meet our local hosts, Marcella Corsi and Giulia Zacchia, who are teaming up with our Managing Director,
@slowfish22
, and fabulous caterer Marziali to organize delicious Roman Conference lunch menus!
#Rome2024
Devastating news coming out of the US today as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Feminist economists have contributed extensive evidence on the economic & health importance of safe abortion access.
Check out our recent webinar here:
What was surprising about
@FeministEcon
special issue is how much previous feminist scholarship applied to the current crisis, says
@N_Kabeer
at
#femeconcovid19
, as well as women's leadership in addressing the crisis.
Special issue available online here:
We're exactly 4 weeks out from our 30th annual conference taking place in Geneva, Switzerland so reason
#3
is in picture form ‡οΈ
πΈLake Geneva & our beautiful host city
What are you most looking forward to at
#IAFFE2022
?
Which policies are needed for a purple π, green πΏ& red π΄ just transition? Γzlem Onaran outlines them below ππΏππ½π
@UniofGreenwich
#IAFFE2023
Executive Director
@UNFPA
@Atayeshe
calls upon feminist economists to act with urgency in our own work and reminds us to present findings clearly, without dense jargon (always a good reminder for economists!)
#iaffe2022
Feminist Economics Perspectives on COVID-19 webinar featuring
@NFolbre
,
@N_Kabeer
, and Jeanine Anderson is starting now. Follow along with
#femeconCOVID19
for a summary and reflections on the discussion.
Congratulations to Claudia Goldin
@PikaGoldin
! It is a huge win for the economics discipline and for
#feministeconomics
Β for research on women to be so widely recognized and celebrated! (8/8)
Simply getting women into the economy is not necessarily going to translate into higher rates of economic growth... women have inequality in access to resources and returns to resources, based on structural pathways. -
@N_Kabeer
at pre-conference workshop of
#IAFFE2018
We are happy to see many IAFFE members at the
@LevyEcon
2024 Gender Workshop. β€οΈ
If your paths cross in Annandale-on-Hudson, we'd love to see glimpses of your connections β feel free to share any photos or moments with us!
"The crisis found a fragile host - the social & economic fragilities that existed before COVID19" low wage jobs, economic insecurity, inadequate social safety net, mass incarceration, and big pharma monopolies led to the conditions prior to the crisis -
@sseguino6
#femeconCOVID19
Lots of nods in the room as Jayati Ghosh explains how debt is a deeply feminist issue and debt relief is a deeply patriarchal issue.
@Jayati1609
#IAFFE2023
βWhat if we were to evaluate the economy in terms of human rights?β
@rbalakra
introducing the opening plenary and conference theme: Transforming Global Governance for Social Justice: Feminist Economics and the Fight for Human Rights
#IAFFE2022
Our pre-conference workshop & reception kick off in one week
#IAFFE2023
. Who's joining us in Cape Town? Online?
@ARUA_ACEIR
Check out the current conference program β€΅οΈ and let us know what research you're excited about presenting and/or hearing about!