Past IAFFE Annual Conferences

Amherst, Massachusetts – The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), hosted the 33rd annual conference June 20–21 (online) and July 3–5, 2025, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The conference, themed “Solidarity,” presented a thought-provoking program that explored solidarity as a cornerstone of feminist economics. Led by Conference Chair Lee Badgett and the IAFFE Conference Program Committee, the conference brought together a diverse community of scholars and practitioners to engage deeply with the role of solidarity across multiple disciplines and dimensions.

2024 Rome, Italy| Sapienza University 

Rome, Italy - The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) in partnership with
Minerva - Laboratory on diversity and gender inequality (MinervaLab) brought together over 800
participants from 85 countries for its 32nd annual conference which took place July 3-5, 2024, at
Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. The conference, themed "Caught Between the Digital Revolution
and a Crisis of Democracy: Feminist Economics Responses and Imaginations for the Future"
marked the largest-ever international conference on feminist economics.

2023 - Cape Town, South Africa | ACEIR @ University of Cape Town

The 2023 Annual Conference, hosted by the University of Cape Town and (ACEIR), explored Envisioning Feminist Economics Strategies for an Equitable and Sustainable World, recognizing feminist economists' contributions to alternative economic frameworks and strategies for reducing inequalities and achieving gender and social justice and environmental sustainability.

2022 - Geneva, Switzerland | The Geneva Graduate Institute

The 30th IAFFE Annual Conference, which took place from June 29 to July 1, 2022, was hosted by the Gender Centre at The Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland.

2016 | Galway, Ireland | National University of Ireland, Galway
2015 | Berlin, Germany | Berlin School of Economics & Law
2014 | Accra, Ghana | University of Ghana
2013 | Palo Alto, CA USA | Standford University
2012 | Barcelona, Spain
2011 | Hangzhou, China
2010 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | University of Buenos Aires
2009 | Boston, MA US | Simmons College
2008 | Torino, Italy | University of Torino
2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Ramkhamhaeng University
2006 | Sydney, Australia | University of Sydney
2005 | Washington, DC USA | American University
2004 | Oxford, England ! Magdalen College / St. Hilda's College
2003 | Cave Hill Campus, Barbados | University of West Indies
2002 | Los Angeles, CA US | Occidental College
2001 | Oslo, Norway | University of Oslo
2000 | Istanbul, Turkey | Bogazici University
1999 | Ottawa, Canada | Carleton University
1998 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997 | Taxco, Mexico | UNAM
1996 | Washington, DC USA | American University
1995 | Tours, France | University of Tours
1994 | Milwaukee, WI US | Alverno College
1993 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | in conjunction with "Out of the Margin" Conference
1992 | Washington, DC US | American University