Professional Development Resources for Students

Below I include some professional development resource targeted to feminist economics graduate students and upper-level undergraduates.

This is a working list. Please feel free to email me with suggested additions or corrections. 

How can I prepare for graduate school in economics?

• Before applying, consider completing many of the recommended math courses.

• Consider getting research experience: apply with a faculty mentor for UROP funds.

• Weigh funding options available and note different funding for PhD and masters programs.

Where are English-speaking graduate programs with feminist economics? Where might I find grad students working on similar projects?

• PhD and Masters Programs:

  • • University of Utah

    • Colorado State University

    •  American University (Washington DC)

    • UMass Amherst

    • SOAS University of London

    • University College London

    • University of Toronto

    • Jawaharlal Nehru University 

    • London School of Economics (see Department of International Development and Department of Gender Studies)

• Masters Programs

  • •  UMass Boston

    • Levy Economics Institute at Bard College

    • John Jay College, CUNY

    • Wright State University 

    • University of Manitoba 

Which organizations are friendly to feminist economists?

• • • Union for Radical Political Economy (URPE) (join the Women and Nonbinary Caucus!)

    • International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) (check out the young scholars program and join their listserv!)

    •   Association for Social Economics (ASE)

    • Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) (Subscribe to their newsletter and check out their support programs for young scholars)

    • Committee on the Status of LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) (Subscribe to their newsletter, join their mentoring program, and check out their research seminars)

Where can I publish my feminist economics research?

Many mainstream journals will publish “gender economics” but the following will often explicitly publish “feminist economics” work:

• Feminist Economics

• Gender Work and Organization

• Cambridge Journal of Economics

• Review of Black Political Economy

• Review of Political Economy

• Review of Social Economy

• Forum for Social Economics

• World Development

•  International Journal of Political Economy

• Review of Radical Political Economy

• Journal of Economic Issues

• Review of Keynesian Economics

• American Journal of Economics and Sociology

• Eastern Economic Journal

• Dollars and Sense (more for popular press type works)

What conferences should I attend as a feminist economist?

•  International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) annual conference (rotates locations)

• Eastern Economic Association (EEA) annual conference (often in Boston, NYC, DC; large URPE presence)

• International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics (ICAPE) annual conference (often in the days before or after the ASSA conference)

•  Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) (this is the ‘big’ economics conference—try submitting to special IAFFE, URPE, or ASE sessions rather than submitting to the broader conference) 

• Gender, Work, and Organization Annual Conference 

• Western States Graduate Student Workshop (with UMKC and CSU)

How can I get a job as an academic feminist economist?

• First, make sure you understand the timeline and expectations for the academic job market.

• Look on Job Openings for Economics (“JOE”) on the AEA website (especially for academic jobs).

• Keep up with the IAFFE member listserv: often has policy-related job postings.

• The Heterodox Economics Newsletter for job postings specific to feminist economists. 

What think tanks frequently house or fund feminist economists?

• Washington Center for Equitable Growth

• Institute for Women's Policy Research

• Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET)

• Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

• International Center for Research on Women 

• International Labor Organization

• UNCTAD

• Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University