Organization
CWEC/CFEC was founded in 2017 after the dissolution of the Canadian Women Economists Network (CWEN/RFE).
Role
The role of the Canadian Women Economists Committee/Comité des Femmes Économistes Canadiennes is to support and promote the advancement of women in the Canadian economics profession. On behalf of the Canadian Economic Association, it will undertake to
- ensure appropriate representation of women economists and their interests in professional activities and forums
- improve women economists’ employment opportunities and monitor their progress
- provide a forum for raising, discussing and addressing issues of concern to women in the Canadian Economic Association
Our Terms of Reference can be found here.
For a list of the regular activities we sponsor, visit the Ongoing Activities page.
Committee 2023-2024
Member | Affiliation | Term Expires at the close of the |
Janice Compton (Chair) | University of Manitoba | 2022 conference |
Elisabeth Gugl (Vice-Chair) | University of Victoria | 2024 conference |
Lindsay Tedds | University of Calgary | 2024 conference |
Doriane Intungane | MacEwan University | 2025 conference |
Ardyn Nordstrom | Carleton University | 2026 conference |
Marwa Abdou | Canadian Chamber of Commerce | 2027 conference |
Nahid Masoudi | Memorial University | 2027 conference |
Monica Jain | Bank of Canada | 2027 conference |
Student Members | ||
Kareman Yassin | PhD Student, University of Ottawa | 2024 conference |
Dhanya Devarajan Kalaiselvan | Undergrad, University of Waterloo | 2024 conference |
Ella Corkum | MA Student, University of British Columbia | 2024 conference |
Maryam Molaei | MA Student, University of Calgary | 2024 conference |
List of past CWEN presidents.