Welcome to Feminist economics posts, the blog of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
Feminist economics posts brings a feminist-economics perspective to current intellectual and policy debates. Our roster of regular contributors expands the reach of feminist economics beyond communities of scholars to policymakers and activists worldwide.
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On behalf of the IAFFE Publications Committee,
Günseli Berik and Kate Bahn
Moderators
Can you tell me the best place to post an inquiry that asks: “Would you be interested in collaborating on the following? I am working on improving the access to existing data for women’s networks. In many countries the official Household Survey data on living conditions and incomes can be obtained in unit-level form; that is, any researcher can get the data bank of the full data for the LSMS or whatever it is called in that country. Although the official “poverty study” usually reports very little on gender dimensions (or uses indicators that are plain wrong), gender advocates can obtain the data and do relevant analysis themselves. The technical side of this is not difficult to teach, and the cost is minimal. I want to pursue this matter in a couple of countries, and circulate the results in bot accessible format for wide audiences, and a more detailed version for a refereed journal – such as that of IAFFE. Thanks!