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Professional Associations
Syllabus Examples

Canadian Women Economists Network
The Canadian Women Economists Network/Réseau de Femmes Économistes was founded in 1990 as an independent association of persons interested in promoting women economists and their ideas. Over the past two decades, CWEN has been instrumental in promoting women's involvement with and within the wider Canadian economics community. A motion to dissolve was brought forward to members in June 2017, but the website still contains resources and materials.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Decent Work & Economic Growth / Partnerships for the Goals.
Chinese Women Economists Network
The Chinese Women Economists Network Mission provides a communication platform for Chinese women economists; Improve the presence of women in economic research; Encourage research of women and gender issues, and to bring gender perspective to economic research and policy analysis; Enhance communication and cooperation between Chinese women economists and economists overseas.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Partnerships for the Goals.
Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), American Economic Association (AEA)
CSWEP is a subcommittee of the American Economics Association (AEA) charged with addressing the status of women in the economics profession. It publishes a three-times-a-year newsletter, organizes sessions at the annual meetings of the AEA and the regional economics associations, runs mentoring workshops, and publishes an annual report on the status of women in the economics profession.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Decent Work & Economic Growth / Partnerships for the Goals.
The Royal Economics Society’s (RES) Women’s Committee (UK)
The Royal Economic Society's Women's Committee was established in May 1996 to promote the role of women in the UK economics profession. Members of the committee are drawn from academia, business and the civil service. The role of the committee includes a biennial investigation into the position of women in economics, to seek to improve under-representation of women in economics and to establish networks with particular concern for career entrants.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Decent Work & Economic Growth / Partnerships for the Goals.
Standing Committee on Women in Economics (WinE), European Economic Association (EEA)
The EEA Standing Committee on Women in Economics, fondly known as WinE, was established on the requested of EEA President - Elect, Brigit Grodal, in 2003, and was created by the Executive Committee and the Council of the EEA at the 20th EEA Congress held in Amsterdam, 2005. Mission: The EEA Committee on Women in Economics' (WinE) objective is to support women in the economics profession by facilitating the formation of networks, by circulating information on, or relevant to, female economists, and by providing a forum for discussion of issues relevant to women in academics.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Decent Work & Economic Growth / Partnerships for the Goals.

“Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Trade and Investment,” American University, Instructor: Caren Grown, 2011.
This course introduces students to the growing body of studies and research on gender-aware analyses in macroeconomics, public finance, and international economics and finance. Using analytical models, empirical studies, case histories and ethnographic research, it hopes to enhance understanding of feminist theories of economic growth, gender-aware macroeconomic models, gender and recession/crisis; gender analysis of fiscal policy and the practice of gender budgets; gender, trade and investment; gender and credit. This syllabus was shared publicly on the PRME Gender Equality Resource Repository.
SDG Topics: Gender Equality / Decent Work and Economic Growth / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.
“Gender Perspectives on Economic Analysis: Microeconomics, Labor, Poverty and Social Policy,” American University, Instructor: Maria Floro, 2010.
This course explores the gender dimensions of economic life by introducing students to the rich body of studies and research on gender-aware analyses in microeconomics, labor, poverty, and social policy. Using analytical models, empirical studies, case histories and ethnographic research, it will enhance understanding of theories of the household and household bargaining; conceptualization and measurement of the reproductive economy, care work and unpaid work; male and female participation in labor markets; sex-differentiated ownership of and access to assets and income; gender inequality and poverty; and related social policy issues. This syllabus was shared publicly on the PRME Gender Equality Resource Repository.
SDG Topics: No Poverty / Gender Equality / Reduced Inequalities / Decent Work and Economic Growth.