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
For a list of the regular activities we sponsor, visit the Ongoing Activities page.
Committee 2025-2026
| Member |
Affiliation |
Term Expires at the close of the |
| Elisabeth Gugl (Chair) |
University of Victoria |
2026 conference |
| Sermin Gungor (Vice-Chair) |
Bank of Canada |
2028 conference |
| Andrea Craig |
University of BC (Okanagan) |
2029 conference |
| Kourtney Koebel | University of Toronto | 2029 conference |
| Ardyn Nordstrom |
Carleton University |
2026 conference |
| Marwa Abdou |
Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
2027 conference |
| Nahid Masoudi |
University of Manitoba |
2027 conference |
| Monica Jain |
Wilfrid Laurier |
2027 conference |
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| Student Members |
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| Alina Garnham |
Queen's University |
2026 conference |
| Selvia Arshad |
University of Calgary |
2026 conference |
| Sophia Scarcella |
University of BC |
2026 conference |
| Meleme Metch |
University of Ottawa |
2026 conference |
List of past CWEN presidents.
