Next up at #IAFFE2023 is the Local Plenary: Empowering women in economics: Exploring opportunities and overcoming constraints in an African context. These are always some of the most exciting events at the @IAFFE annual conferences, as they bring together a panel of local experts from government, activists and NGOS, and academics.

Thanks, Colin @cdanby
for your boosting support of @IAFFE and #IAFFE2023 ! Two more days of the conference!

The elders who have identified as feminist economists are asked for goals and strategies for feminist economists in the years to come. #IAFFE2023 #MembershipMeeting

Now a shout out to all the Latin American scholars in the house in Cape Town for #IAFFE2023 and now Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossain for the MembershipCommittee salutes first time attendees and activists and practitioners in attendance. There is a thanks and remembrance of elders who built the organization and made space for women across Africa and the world and a salute to the IAFFE family. When did you recognize and feel that you were a feminist economist?

Playlist of @IAFFE Fireside Book Chats is here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Ybpe_B_cEHCs9LK6g81bNBQsrOcO-KP
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Now the LONG list of dozens of feminist economics books that have been published in the last year is recognized and their authors saluted. #IAFFE2023 This and the previous lists back to 2018 are listed here https://www.iaffe.org/pages/resources/book-celebrations/

Professor Joanna Roster is a literary and cultural scholar who encountered feminist economics as a new way to see the world and is grateful for the interdisciplinary nature of the community. She thanks feminist economists Edith Kuiper and Kirsten Madden for their early support and encouragement of her work. She also thanks her husband. "Thought travels across history..." and she talks about one of the women whose writings her book studied and their wonder at today's meeting. #IAFFE2023

@CarolineDommen We are active at @IAFFE. #IAFFE2023

Joanna Rostek is the recipient of the #AgarwalBookPrize for her book Women's Economic Thought in the Romantic Age. Prof. Bina Agarwal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bina_Agarwal presents this prize in honor of her parents. https://www.iaffe.org/pages/awards/agarwal-book-prize/ #IAFFE2023

Chair of the IAFFE Comms committee Jackie Strenio gives her report. So many different social media channels are now available. @IAFFE is on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, now Fediverse @IAFFE@mastodon.social
YouTube and other platforms.
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The chair salutes the unpaid labor of many "young scholars" (defined as anyone who is new to feminist economics) and other volunteers in supporting these programs. #IAFFE2023 Lee Padgett salutes the Young Scholars for their support of IAFFE committees and work.

Young Scholars Committee report is now given. This is the FUTURE of IAFFE and the senior IAFFE members in the room and online are so happy at this program, its participation and growth. #IAFFE2023 #MembershipMeeting

James Heinz is the chair of the Development Committee. Hewlett Foundation grant support IAFFE activities and has been renewed and added to by Wellspring and Co-Impact. Total grants for next three years is $1.5 million and are supporting expansion of activities, Feminist Economics School, website revamping, Young Scholars and mentoring programs as well. #FESchool was pilot this year and will be repeated for the next four years. Will be surveying worldwide to create network. #IAFFE2023 #IAFFE

James Heinz is the chair of the Development Committee. Hewlett Foundation grant support IAFFE activities and has been renewed and added to by Wellspring and Co-Impact. Total grants for next three years is $1.5 million and are supporting expansion of activities, Feminist Economics School, website revamping, Young Scholars and mentoring programs as well. #FESchool was pilot this year and will be repeated for the next four years. Will be surveying worldwide to create network. #IAFFE2023 #IAFFE

Shaianne Osterreich is giving the Treasurer's report for the Finance committee. New accounting firm that specializes in non-profits was hired. Transitions in administrative processes and oversight. Budget approved is different than past years due to exciting new projects described on the website. Annual audits are beginning. #IAFFE2023 #MembershipMeeting

Editor Elissa Braunstein of Feminist Economics journal is giving her annual report. Two year impact factor of the journal is 4.6 for 2022. Ranking by impact factor means we are 66/380 Econ journals and 4/44 in women's studies journals. wow. Key factor was the COVID special issue which was broadly and enthusiastically received.
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Now the annual membership is taking place. President's report and thanks to outgoing membership director Jihii Jolly.
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Professor Vera Fiador is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana. Her research topics include Economic Growth and Development Finance, Earnings Management, and the Growth and Productivity effects of Government fiscal and monetary Policies. #IAFFE2023

Dr. Basani Baloyi is program director at the Institute for Economic Justice. https://www.iej.org.za/about/
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@JayatiGhosh tells us that there are individual factors in all of the debtor countries but the common factors they all share are the reduction of capital available to them (can't restructure) and the impacts of climate change. #IAFFE2023