Online Events

IAFFE offers a diverse array of events throughout the year, tailored to address topical issues and to cater to the varied interests of members. 

 Upcoming Online Events
 
IAFFE Regional Event: Gender and Conflict, February 27, 2025 
 
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About the Event: 

Join us for an IAFFE online event on Thursday, February 27, at 16:00 GMT (8 AM Pacific, 9 AM Arizona, 11 AM Eastern, 6 PM Cairo). The event will be in English with live Arabic translation and will run for 90 minutes. Register here

This regional online event will explore the gendered impacts of conflict in Sudan, Palestine, and Iran, as well as the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (Women, Peace, and Security), a binding resolution that underscores the importance of integrating a gender perspective in armed conflicts and peace agreements. Speakers will examine how violence, militarization, and colonial contexts shape gendered experiences and policies in these regions.

Speakers:

• Cecilia Alemany – Deputy Director for UN Women
Cecilia Alemany is UN Women’s Deputy Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean. She is a PhD candidate in Political Sciences, Management, and International Relations at the University Complutense de Madrid. She carried PhD studies on Economics and Interdisciplinary Gender Studies before and holds a master’s degree in International Foresight from Paris V and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of the Republic, Uruguay. She co-founded several global campaigns and efforts such as the Women’s Working Group on FfD (WWG -FfD). She has been part of multiple global and regional civil society development networks such as DAWN and Social Watch, co-chaired Better Aid from the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), represented ALOP in Brussels, coordinated the South American Network of Applied Economics (Red Sur), and worked with several NGOs (Latin American Center for Human Economics, Institute of Communication and Development, among others). Read more here



• Nada Ali – Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Nada Ali is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She is a transdisciplinary scholar whose research focuses on gender as it intersects with other aspects of difference such as race, ethnicity, social class, community engaged research, among others. Her areas of expertise include conflict, peace-building and post-conflict reconstruction, especially in Sudan and South Sudan, social movement organizing, climate justice, and global health. Nada has written extensively about these issues in both English and Arabic. Her book Gender, Race, and Sudan’s Exile Politics: Do we all belong to this country? (Lexington Books, Rowman and Littlefield) was published in 2015. Her current book projects focus on the experiences of women street vendors organized in cooperatives in Sudan; and on the politics of knowledge production in Africa. Nada received her PhD from the University of Manchester in the UK. She has an MA and a BA (Hon) from the American University in Cairo, and the University of Khartoum respectively.

• Anmar Rafeedie – Assistant researcher at Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)
Anmar Rafeedie is an assistant researcher at Palestine Economic Policy Institute (MAS). She holds an MSc in Sociology from the University of Oxford, and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Birzeit University. Her work focuses on social protection, poverty, inequality, and social development. Her personal research projects include topics on social movements and political mobilization, identity, social class, social and development policy within the colonial context.  

• Shahla Talebi – Associate Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University, with research on subjectivity, sexuality, and gender violence.
Shahla Talebi is a sociocultural anthropologist and currently an associate professor at Arizona State University. Shahla’s chapter, “Power, Subjectivity, and Sexuality in Iranian Prisons”, in The Cunning of Gender Violence: Geopolitics and Feminism (2023), and her article, “Gender, violence, and memory” in The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Anthropology (2024) are examples of her recent research interests. They will also inform her presentation, which aims to explore the relationship between modern sense of subjectivity and sexuality drawing on the experiences and perceptions of some former political Prisoners in Iran.

The event will be moderated by  Dr. Ida Mirzaie
Ida Mirzaie is an economist with current research focused on feminism, gender mainstreaming and gender inequalities in the Middle East. She is an active member of the online event committee and a co-chair of the MENA regional committee of IAFFE. Her publications in peer reviewed journals include macroeconomic policies in the U.S. and in the Middle East. She is a retired faculty from Ohio State University where she taught principles of economics (mega sections), money and banking, international economics, gender and globalization, and Economic Development in the Middle East. She has been a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum since 2008.

This event is a joint effort of the MENA Committee and the Online Events Committee. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 Past Online Events

  • Fireside Chat with Naila Kabeer on her recent book 'Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox' February 18, 2025

    Our first Fireside Chat of 2025 with Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender & Development at the London School of Economics (LSE), Faculty Associate at LSE International Inequalities Institute, and currently Richard von Weiszäcker Fellow at Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. Thokozile Madonko, a researcher at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies based at Wits University, led a discussion with Naila on her recent book 'Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox'. This rich work examines Bangladesh's remarkable pro-poor and gender-equitable social progress despite high levels of poverty, poor governance, patriarchy and rising Islamic conservatism.

  • IAFFE ACADEMY EVENT IN REVIEWING PROCESS     

The event description:  This event was a conversation with Feminist Economics Editors, Wendy Sigle and Elissa Braunstein. Wendy shared general tips for writing effective reviews, discuss the process of knowledge production, and explore the critical role of reviewing in this context. As part of the IAFFE Academy series, this event served as a professional development opportunity for those new to feminist economics, providing insights to help build their skills. Along with engaging presentations and discussions from the speakers, the event included an interactive environment, encouraging the audience to ask questions to explore the reviewing process in detail.

  • Fireside Chat celebrating Joanna Rostek's 2023 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize for her book, "Women's Economic Thought in the Romantic Age"! (June 24, 15:00-16:00 CEST | 9-10 am ET Online)

We celebrated Joanna Rostek, author of the award-winning book "Women’s Economic Thought in the Romantic Age", in a fireside chat on June 24th. Joanna's work earned her the prestigious 2023 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize. Edith Kuiper moderated the conversation, exploring how Joanna's research sheds light on the history of economic thought and its relevance to contemporary issues. The event was held online, and Joanna's book is available to read Open Access.

  • Fireside Chat with Caroline Shenaz Hossein:  Reflections on Beyond Racial Capitalism: Co-operatives in the African Diaspora (June 14, 15:00–16:00 CEST | 9-10 am ET Online)

We hosted a fireside chat featuring Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Professor of Global Development at the University of Toronto Scarborough, on June 14th. Suzanne Bergeron, Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan Dearborn, led a discussion with Caroline on anti-racist feminist political economy, solidarity economy activities, and her recent book, Beyond Racial Capitalism: Co-operatives in the African Diaspora.

  • FIRESIDE BOOK CHAT WITH SARA CANTILLION, ODILE MACKETT, SARA STEVANO: Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective

We hosted an insightful conversation with Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett, and Sara Stevano, authors of the book Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective. Moderated by Yazgı Genç, this event delved into the book's central themes and arguments, offering a fresh perspective on the intersections of gender, class, race, and power in the global economic system. We chatted about the authors' vision and inspiration and engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on the future of feminist political economy.

  • CONVERSATIONS WITH NAILA KABEER: Reversed Realities and Feminist Economic Strategies for Today's World 

On May 23rd we honor Professor Naila Kabeer's groundbreaking contributions to international development and feminist economics! As a former IAFFE president and renowned scholar, Naila Kabeer has made remarkable contributions to the field, including her iconic book Reversed Realities (1994), which exposes biases in mainstream development theory and policy, paving the way for a more inclusive and equitable approach. We celebrated her legacy and continued impact on feminist economics and gender equality. 

  • IAFFE ACADEMY: Publishing in Economics [Members-Only Online Event]
On  April 24, Stefania Marchina hosted Eliott Mills, Publisher at Taylor & Francis, for an online event on best practices for publishing economics papers. He shared expert insights on journal publication strategies, overcoming common reasons for rejection, Open Access publishing options, and the Annual Inclusive Economics Prize. (see more info here). The recording is available to stream for IAFFE members only. Not a member yet? Join IAFFE today and enjoy this and many other benefits! 

Watch our event featuring Stephanie Seguino interviewed by Talia Esnard on Stratification and Structural Change. What is the impact of globalization on inequality? What is its relation to stratification economics? 

 

IAFFE Feminist Economics 101: Özlem Onaran interviewed by Izaskun Zuazu Bermejo on the Green, Purple, and Red Deal, 28 February.  

 Militarism and Gender Equality in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Region

FE 101: Time-Use Surveys: Importance, Challenges, and Future Directions

 

Explore IAFFE's online events, organized into the tracks below:  You can access recordings of all previous online events on IAFFE's YouTube page. 

- Building Bridges: Explores how to build bridges among stakeholders across different sectors working on key issues within feminist economic agendas.

- Feminist Economics 101: Interviews of senior scholars by young/early career scholars about their work and key concepts in feminist economics

- Feminist Macroeconomics: Examines critical current issues in macroeconomic theory and policy from a feminist economic lens.

- Feminist Economics of Global Reproductive Justice: Highlights the economic channels and impacts of reproductive justice and creates a convening space for global feminist economic reflections to support movements for reproductive justice.

- Fireside Chats: Interviews that feature authors of recently released books with important feminist economic content or seminal scholars in the field. 

- IAFFE Academy: Ongoing professional development events covering all aspects of career-building for those who are new to feminist economics.

- Regional Feminist Economic Dialogues: Focuses on feminist economic topics of importance within different regions, held in regional-specific languages and time zones.

- Research Methods: Delves into methodological issues within feminist economic research and various aspects of rigorous methods for conducting feminist research.

IAFFE Online Events Series is curated by the Online Events Committee! As an IAFFE member, you're welcome to join the Committee and help shape the future of our online events!