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| International Association for Feminist Economics | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Association for Feminist Economics |
| Abbreviation | IAFFE |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Location | United States |
| Fields | Feminist economics |
International Association for Feminist Economics is a global professional association linking scholars, activists, and practitioners who study Amartya Sen, Elinor Ostrom, Joan Acker, Simone de Beauvoir, Millicent Fawcett and others influential to feminist economic thought. The association connects participants from institutions such as London School of Economics, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and from organizations including United Nations, World Bank, International Labour Organization, Oxfam International and CARE International. Its network encompasses members who have contributed to debates involving John Maynard Keynes, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Amartya Sen and Nancy Folbre among a broader set of scholars and practitioners.
The organization emerged in the early 1990s following dialogues at conferences where participants from International Network on Gender andWorld Bank? and workshops associated with United Nations Development Programme, UN Women predecessors and academic meetings at Cornell University, University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts Amherst and York University convened feminist economists influenced by Barbara Bergmann, Marilyn Waring, Diana Strassmann, Margaret Maruani and Bina Agarwal. Founding members drew on intellectual currents from critics of Gross Domestic Product measures such as Amartya Sen and advocates for unpaid care work visibility like Suzanne Berger and Caroline Moser. Over subsequent decades the association forged ties with policy fora including Beijing Declaration, Cairo Conference (1994), World Social Forum and academic societies such as American Economic Association, Royal Economic Society and Canadian Economics Association.
IAFFE's declared aims center on promoting research and dialogue inspired by feminist thinkers including Simone de Beauvoir, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Dolores Huerta and bell hooks. Objectives include advancing methodological pluralism championed by figures like Joan Scott and Patricia Hill Collins, integrating care work scholarship of Nancy Folbre and Arlie Russell Hochschild, and influencing policy debates linked to organizations such as United Nations Development Programme, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The association prioritizes collaboration across universities such as Oxford University, University of Toronto, Australian National University and nongovernmental organizations like Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders.
Membership comprises academics, students, activists and policymakers affiliated with institutions like Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Peking University, University of Cape Town and Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Governance is conducted through an elected board reflecting regional representation comparable to governance models at International Sociological Association and American Political Science Association, with officers collaborating with partners such as European Union research networks, regional bodies like African Development Bank and national statistical agencies like Office for National Statistics.
The association organizes biennial conferences hosted at venues including University of Manchester, University of the Philippines, University of the West Indies and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and collaborates with events such as Economic History Society meetings, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management gatherings and sessions at World Bank conferences. Past keynote speakers have included scholars associated with Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford University, London School of Economics and practitioners from United Nations, International Labour Organization and Oxfam International.
IAFFE publishes a peer-reviewed journal and edited volumes that feature work by contributors linked to Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Oxford University Press and research programs at International Food Policy Research Institute, Brookings Institution and International Institute for Environment and Development. Research spans topics advanced by scholars such as Elinor Ostrom, Amartya Sen, Diana M. Pearce and Elsie Rockwell including unpaid care, labor markets, feminist political economy, and methodological debates in dialog with journals like Feminist Economics, World Development, Signs (journal), Gender & Society and Review of Radical Political Economics.
The association has engaged with policy actors including United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, European Commission, African Union and national ministries of finance and labor in countries such as India, South Africa, Brazil and United Kingdom. Its members have contributed expert testimony and policy briefs informed by research traditions associated with Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Esther Duflo and Angus Deaton, influencing debates on social protection, care economies and gender-responsive budgeting linked to initiatives like HeForShe and commitments under Sustainable Development Goals.
The association confers awards recognizing scholarship and mentorship in feminist economics, celebrating work in the tradition of figures like Marilyn Waring, Nancy Folbre, Ines Smyth and Cecilia López Montaño. Recipients often hold positions at institutions such as University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan, University of Sydney and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and have been acknowledged by professional bodies including American Economic Association and Royal Society.
Category:Feminist organizations