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 2022-2023
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 |
Michelle Bronsard | Université de Montréal | 2023 conference |
Sermin Gungor | Bank of Canada | 2023 conference |
Doriane Intungane | MacEwan University | 2025 conference |
Ardyn Nordstrom | Carleton University | 2026 conference |
Kaitlyn O'Neill | Venterra Realty | 2023 conference |
Emma Reinsch | University of Victoria | 2023 conference |
Camille Simardone | Ontario Ministry of Finance | 2025 conference |
Lucienne Talba | University of Toronto | 2023 conference |
Lindsay Tedds | University of Calgary | 2024 conference |
Kareman Yassin | University of Ottawa | 2023 conference |
List of past CWEN presidents.