Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
CSWEP is a standing committee of the American Economic Association charged with promoting the careers and monitoring the progress of women economists in academia, government agencies and elsewhere. Learn more about CSWEP.
CSWEP Chair and Board
The CSWEP Chair, Professor Anusha Chari, is currently housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. View the full list of current CSWEP Board Members.
Upcoming News, Events, and Deadlines
- CSWEP News: "A Guide for Non-Tenure Track Faculty," co-edited by Shreyasee Das and Seth Gitter - Issue II 2022
- Upcoming Webinars: 2022 Fireside Chat Series: Publishing in Financial Journals
- Call for Junior Participants: Econopalooza Summer Networking Event - Sign up by May 18, 2022
- DCSWEP: Call for Papers for the 2022 APPAM Meeting in November - Abstracts due May 27, 2022
- Call for Applications: Successfully Navigating your PhD: Mentoring Workshop for 3rd Year + Women and Non-Binary PhD Students in Economics & Econ-Adjacent Fields (virtual workshop) - due June 3, 2022
- Call for Applications: Oversight Editor of the CSWEP News - due June 30, 2022
- Call for Applications: Successfully Navigating your PhD: Mentoring Workshop for 3rd & 4th Year Women/Non-Binary Economics PhD Students (in-person workshop) - due July 30, 2022
- 2022 Call for Nominations: Carolyn Shaw Bell Award and Elaine Bennett Research Prize - due September 15, 2022
Award Winners
Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen, President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, is the recipient of the 2021 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. Professor Jacobsen is the first woman to serve as the president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Dr. Jacobsen is an important scholar of labor economics and the economics of gender. Her textbook, The Economics of Gender has become the standard in the field. In addition to her scholarship, Professor Jacobsen is an award-winning teacher, generous citizen of the profession, an exceptional advisor and mentor, and a respected and skillful academic leader.
Visit the awards page for the full announcement and the video of Dr. Jacobsen's awards ceremony.
Contact CSWEP
Questions? Contact Rebekah Loftis, CSWEP Committee Coordinator, info@cswep.org.
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