International Association for Feminist Economics
International Association for Feminist Economics 2010 Annual Report IAFFE2010 ANNUANNUAALL RREEPOPORRTT 2010 A vision, a promise… providing a space for research-based activism Can feminism find a home in economics? This question, the theme of a session at the 1990 American Eco- nomics Association annual conference, drew so much interest that the eager audience spilled into a nearby hallway. Within months, the enthusiasm generated at this early gathering of researchers in the then-fledgling field of feminist economics led to the creation of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE). From those vibrant beginnings, IAFFE has evolved into an open, supportive, and truly diverse community of nearly 600 academics, activists, policy theorists, and practitioners from around the world. IAFFE’s purposes include not just advancing feminist inquiry globally but also helping to expand opportunities for women within the field of economics – especially for women from underrepresented groups, the Global South, and transition economies. IAFFE aims high: it seeks to promote interaction among researchers, activists, and policy-makers to the end of creating better analytical frameworks, better policy, better scholarship, and more effective, research-based activism. By opening new areas of economic inquiry, welcoming diverse voices, and encouraging critical exchanges, IAFFE’s many activities and award-winning journal provide needed space for a variety of theoretical perspec- tives and advance gender-based research on contemporary economics issues. The working version of IAFFE’s mission statement, below, captures these objectives. IAFFE The International Association for Feminist Economics is an open, diverse community of academics, activists, policy theorists, and practitioners from around the world.
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