33rd Annual IAFFE Conference

The theme of the 2025 IAFFE Annual Conference encourages us to build on the possibilities implied by thinking about solidarity. Led by Conference Chair Lee Badgett and the IAFFE Conference Program Committee, the 2025 IAFFE Annual Conference presents a thought-provoking program that explores solidarity as a cornerstone of feminist economics. This diverse agenda invites scholars and practitioners to engage deeply with the role of solidarity across multiple disciplines and dimensions. See the Call for Papers below.
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33rd Annual Conference Plenaries
IAFFE Conference Plenary Session: Solidarity in real time: Where do we go now?
Thu Jul 3, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM Campus Centre Auditorium This plenary will have live streaming and interpretation
Moderator: Lynda Pickbourn, Mt. Holyoke College Panellists: Sen. Jo Comerford, State Senator for Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester district Caren Grown, Brookings Institution, Jennifer Levi, GLAD Law and Professor of Law, Western New England University Joyce Jacobsen, Wesleyan University, Emily Kawano, Wellspring Cooperatives
IAFFE Conference Plenary Session: How Do We Make Feminist Economics and Feminist Economists Influential?
Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM campus center Auditorium
The global economy needs feminist economics more than ever, and movements for change need feminist economists who are working in solidarity with movements. But how do we expand our influence to reshape mainstream economic thinking, policy- making, and social movements? This plenary will kick off a new phase of this long-term conversation within IAFFE. Some of the big questions to address include these: Who does IAFFE represent in thinking about influence–itself as an organization or its members? Who are the audiences we hope to influence? Should the organization focus on supporting its members? Does IAFFE have its own voice to be amplified? Where are the greatest needs and biggest openings for us? To provide some content to start the plenary discussion, in this plenary we will start with stories from several feminist economists about a particular time when they used feminist economics to influence the economics profession, policy-makers, or social movements. Following the stories, we’ll have an extensive discussion from participants about how IAFFE can increase its organizational influence and our members’ influence.
Chair: Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Koppa Lab
Presenters:
- Kate Bahn, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- Nata Duvvury, University of Galway
- Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Professor of International Affairs, The New School
- Thokozile Madonko, University of the Witwatersrand
- Corina Rodriguez Enriquez, executive committee of DAWN, researcher Interdisciplinary
- Centre for the Study of Public Policies (CIEPP)
IAFFE CONFERENCE CLOSING PLENARY: Why the F Word Matters
Sat Jul 5, 2025 4:45 PM - 6:45 PM Campus Center Auditorium

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