The Canadian Women Economists Committee/Comité des Femmes Économistes Canadiennes was created in 2017 as a standing committee of the Canadian Economic Association charged with supporting and promoting the advancement of women in the Canadian economics profession. We interpret 'women' broadly, to include those who identify as a woman and those whose gender expression may be perceived by society as being associated with being a woman or female. 

It follows directly from the Canadian Women Economist Network (CWEN) which was founded in 1990 as an independent association of persons interested in promoting women economists and their ideas. The change from CWEN to CWEC recognizes that this responsibility of supporting and promoting women does not just fall on women alone, but on the profession as a whole. Over the past three decades, CWEC/CWEN has been instrumental in promoting women’s involvement with and within the wider Canadian economics community.

Check out our Winter 2026 Newsletter featuring an interview with Lisa Stockley (Charles River Associates).

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Mentoring Sessions

CEA 2026 Mentoring Events and Activities

Attending the CEAs? Sign up for our mentoring events for both junior economists and graduate students!

CEA Online Day: Mentoring for Junior Researchers

May 22, 2026, 10:15am (Vancouver time)

Location: Virtual

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Note: for our online mentoring session, you do NOT need to be registered for the CEA!

Two In-Person Mentoring Events

Embrace Day: Mentoring for Graduate Students

May 28, 2026, 4:40-6:00pm

Location: TBD

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Mentoring for Junior Researchers

May 29, 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm

Location: TBD

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Hosted by:

Canadian Women Economists Committee (CWEC/CFEC)
Canadian Economics Diversity Committee (CEDC)

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Brown Bag Seminar Series 

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Held on the last Monday of every month (10am PT/11am MT/12pm  CT/1pm  ET/2pm  AT/2:30pm NT).

Next event takes place in October 2026.

Share your link to your work:

CWEC/CFÉC is starting a new initiative to share work by Canadian Women Economists and/or on gender-related topics in Economics. Please fill in this form to get your work listed on our website - we update submissions at the end of the month starting January 31 2025. 

By Canadian Woman economist we mean the following. The word ‘woman’ is interpreted quite broadly to include those who identify as a woman and those whose gender expression may be perceived by society as being associated with being a woman or female. "Canadian" means that you are either a Canadian working abroad or a person working in Canada. Canadian citizenship is not required if you work in Canada.