IAFFE 2025 Remote-Only Conference

Theme: Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating Solidarity within Feminist Economics

Dates: June 20–21, 2025
Time: 07:30–22:30 GMT | 07:30–22:30 UTC

About the Remote-Only Conference

For the first time, IAFFE will host its Remote-Only Conference separately from the in-person conference. This approach creates a focused and intentional space to engage with this year’s theme: Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating Solidarity within Feminist Economics. 

By holding the remote conference in advance of the in-person gathering, we’re making space for remote presenters to take center stage and for audience members to participate meaningfully in both formats. 

We look forward to seeing you across the more than 25 remote sessions, where you’ll learn and be inspired by over 80 presenters from around the world. All sessions take place on June 20-21, 2025, from 7:30am-10:30pm UTC each day. The remote conference has been designed to offer rich insights and diverse perspectives from across the world. With its intentionally interactive format, it also encourages global relationship building, connection, and space for audience participants to contribute to collaborative thinking and creation.

Types of sessions and what to expect

Panels
The majority of sessions will be in panel format with three presenters per panel who are grouped by a common general theme. Each panel will run for one hour with each presenter sharing for 12 minutes followed by space for questions, comments and/or discussion.

Plenaries
Opening Day Conference Plenary: Sparking & Sustaining Solidarity Across Feminist Movements (interpretation available) June 20th hosted live at 2:00pm UTC, with the recording showcased again at 9:20pm UTC with live audience engagement in both!

What do we mean when we say “solidarity”?
What does solidarity look like in action, and how do we ensure this action upholds a feminist approach that underscores our efforts across movements? The conference plenary session will dive deep into the question of what solidarity means in today’s contexts (and beyond), feminist economics’ role in this, and offer tangible actions of cross-movement solidarity. Representing different movements, regions, and disciplines, plenary speakers will engage in a dialogue on how current political climates across the globe are impacting them and the movements in which they work. The session will explore the interconnected nature of this impact, as well as how cross-movement solidarity and collaboration can be a beacon of hope, community, and progress at a time of roll backs to rights and gender equality. Speakers will share reflections on the challenges and hope their movement is experiencing, explore the possibilities of collective action and community, and highlight effective solidarity strategies that have propelled them thus far and can be replicated for feminist futures. Underscoring this interdisciplinary exploration will be the current and potential role of feminist economics.

Featured speakers:

Lee Badgett

Wangari Kinoti

Marina Durano

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caroline Hossein

and moderated by Dr. Mary Borrowman

Closing Day Conference Plenary: Collectively Imagining a Future of Solidarity Across Feminist Movements (interpretation available) 
This plenary will be a facilitated space to generate audience engagement and input on what the future looks like for solidarity across feminist movements. The session will be centered around one guest speaker to bring inspiration, energy, and thought provoking commentary on the role of feminist economics in propelling solidarity into the near and distant future. Building on this and calling on insights gained from across sessions during the remote conference, audience members will participate in futuring activities to generate a collective vision and tangible ideas to pave our way toward this future. Featured speakers: Jayati Ghosh and Gabi Nacht

Interactive sessions

Mentoring Workshop
June 20th, 12:45-1:45 pm UTC
Audience participants will provide input on defining “feminist mentoring” and identifying the best ways to activate this at IAFFE and beyond. Participate in break out rooms that take the shape of a typical IAFFE mentoring pod to receive and offer advice or guidance.

Diverse Methodological Approaches to Feminist Economics
June 21st, 2:30-3:35 pm UTC
Speakers will discuss their diverse approaches to practicing feminist economics. The floor will then be open for audience discussion on the role of these methods in our work.

Featured speakers: Sarah Small (University of Utah), Wendy Sigle (London School of Economics), Sheba Tejani (Kings College)

Engage with IAFFE regional groups in conversation on solidarity related to their contexts:
  • Latin America and Caribbean Session (interpretation available) - June 20th, 5:20-6:25 pm UTC
  • Africa Session - June 21st, 10:10-11:15 am UTC
  • Middle East North Africa Session - June 21st, 2:30-3:35 pm UTC

You can view the full program here: https://www.iaffe.org/33rd-annual-iaffe-conference-program

Registration

Register here for the Remote-Only Conference

You will be redirected to the UMass registration page, where you’ll find instructions for both in-person and remote participation. Please be sure to select Virtual Registration if you are not attending in person.

Note: Virtual registration is mandatory for all presenters and attendees who plan to participate remotely. It includes:

  • Access to all virtual conference sessions
  • Live-streamed plenary sessions from the in-person conference
  • Remote participants will be able to access all hybrid sessions during the conference.
  • All in-person participants will also have access to the remote conference platform. 
  • Both in-person and remote participants will have access to the conference platform, where they can engage with one another, attend sessions, and interact across formats.