International Association for Feminist Economists
http://www.iaffe.org


Contact Information:

PO Box 9430
Richmond, VA  23228
Fax: 313-731-0174
E-mail: info@iaffe.org

CENTER DESCRIPTION

The International Association for Feminist Economics is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance feminist inquiry of economic issues and to educate economists and others on feminist economic perspectives. IAFFE works to foster dialogue and resource sharing among economists who take feminist viewpoints, advance feminist inquiry into economic issues, foster evaluations of the underlying constructs of the economics discipline from feminist perspectives, encourage the inclusion of feminist perspectives in the economic classroom to aid in expanding opportunities for women within economics and to promote interaction among researchers, activists, and policy makers in order to improve scholarship and policy. IAFFE organizes an annual conference to present current research, plan future research, and interact with economists and advocates with similar interests. The organization also publishes the scholarly journal Feminist Economics to increase awareness of feminist research in the discipline.




AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE

Affirmative Action; Aging; Child Care (economics of); Economic Development; Economic Literacy; Economic & Social Status of Women; Education: Curriculum and Faculty Development, Higher Education; Employment; Environment; Equity Issues; Family; Feminist Thought and Scholarship (economics, methodology); Global Issues; Pay Equity; Poverty; Population and Demographics; Social Security; Unions; Welfare Reform; Work and Family


RECENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
  • Annual Conference. IAFFE sponsors an annual conference that brings together feminist economists from all over the world to discuss ways to approach problems that arise for women in the economy. Themes tackled at the conference include: “ Poverty and gender: Extent, Causes, Implications, Remedies”; “Engendering the Environment Debate”; “Gender and the Legacy of Empire”; “Gender Gaps in Property and Wealth: extent and outcomes”; and “Migration and Gender in the context of Globalization.”

 

  • Pedagogy Workshops. IAFFE organizes an annual pedagogy workshop in conjunction with the Allied Social Sciences Meetings in January. Among past workshop themes are: “ Using Data for Economic Literacy: A Project for Feminist Pedagogy”; “Assessment and Evaluation Techniques and Strategies”; “Creating and Using a Just-in-Time Syllabus” and “Quick and Cool: Ideas for Creating a More Inclusive and Innovative Classroom.”

 

PUBLICATIONS

Feminist Economics. The peer-reviewed journal provides an open forum for dialogue and debate about feminist economic perspectives. By opening new areas of economic inquiry, welcoming diverse voices, and encouraging critical exchanges, the journal enlarges and enriches economic discourse. The goal of Feminist Economics is not just to develop more illuminating theories, but to improve the conditions of living for all children, women, and men.

The IAFFE Newsletter. IAFFE has published a newsletter three times a year since 1992 to inform members of calls for papers, grant opportunities, and conferences, as well as to share news from members around the world. The newsletter also gives the officers of the Association the opportunity to communicate with IAFFE members.

The IAFFE Book Series . In 2001, IAFFE launched a book series, with the aim of providing a forum in which scholars have space to develop their ideas at length and in detail. The inaugural book, Living Wages, Equal Wages: Gender and Labour Market Policies in the United States by Deborah Figart, Ellen Mutari, and Marilyn Power, was released by Routledge in 2002. Written for a wide, interdisciplinary audience, this book argues that wage setting is a political and cultural as well as an economic process.





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