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📣 2025 CWEC/CEDC Job Market Mentoring Sessions

We are here to help you prepare, practice and succeed.

📣😀Practice Your Job Market Pitch

1️⃣ Session 1: Nov. 28, Friday Online 8:00 PM ET
2️⃣ Session 2: Dec. 1, Monday Online 8:00 PM ET

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
📣 Join Us for the International Women’s Day Virtual Lecture
March 5th, 1 PM ET
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Attention all early career economists. If you are going to #acea2024 considering attending the joint CWEC and CEDC mentoring breakfast at CEA 2024 in Toronto
May 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
If you are going to #acea2024 this year check out these two events jointly organized by CWEC and CEDC taking place on Embrace Day👇
May 13, 2024 at 2:01 PM
CWEC/CFEC is committed to supporting the recent research of Canadian economists, today we highlight a paper by Economists Sılvia Goncalves, Ana Marıa Herrera, Lutz Kilian and Elena Pesavento Featured Paper: “State-dependent local projections ”
April 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Our next brownbag seminar is on April 29 at 1pm ET. Registration link: forms.gle/p4Lnyn4TvPTz...
April 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
CWEC/CFEC is committed to supporting the recent research of Canadian economists, today we highlight a paper by University of Manitoba’s Economist Soodeh Saberian, along with co-author Anthony Heyes. Featured Paper: “ Pollution and learning: Causal evidence from Obama’s Iran sanctions”
March 28, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The CWEC brownbag seminar is just underway now! us06web.zoom.us/j/8818052223...
Meeting ID: 881 8052 2236 
Passcode: 149515
March 25, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Congratulations to Canadian woman economist, and President of the Canadian Economics Association, Dr. Michelle Alexopoulos on her 2024 Bank of Canada Fellowship award to continue her work on central bank communications, technological change, and productivity
March 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
CWEC/CFEC is committed to supporting research of Canadian women economists. Today we feature a paper by Janice Compton and Ryan Compton (University of Manitoba). They show evidence consistent with gender & racial discrimination in gratuities and employment where tipping is common
February 7, 2024 at 6:41 PM
This month's highlight paper is by Wenshuang Yu (Calgary Econ JMC yuwenshuang.ca) @gillianpetit.bsky.social @lindsaytedds.bsky.social The Effect of COVID-19 on Public Transit Revenues in the City of Calgary, forthcoming in Canadian Journal of Urban Research. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 10, 2024 at 7:44 PM
The Canadian Women Economist Committee (CWEC/CFÉC) is hosting a brownbag series this winter 2024. It will be held on the last Monday of every month from January 2024 to April 2024 (10 AM PT/11 AM MT/12 PM CT/1 PM ET/2 PM AT).
January 6, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Reminder of our Brownbag Seminar on December 18 at 1 pm ET. The zoom details are: us06web.zoom.us/j/8818052223... Meeting ID: 881 8052 2236 Passcode: 149515
December 11, 2023 at 6:45 PM
CWEC/CFEC is committed to supporting the recent research of Canadian women economists. Today’s highlight paper is titled “Minimum Wage Effects on Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Canadian Data.” written by Diana Alessandrini (St.FX) and Joniada Milla (Saint Mary’s ).
December 8, 2023 at 5:46 PM
CWEC/CFEC is beginning a new, bi-monthly social media tradition to highlight the recent research of Canadian women economists. Our first highlight paper is “Is Parental Leave Costly for Firms and Coworkers?” iza.org/publications... #cdnecon #econsky
November 10, 2023 at 6:56 PM
CWEC in partnership with the CDEC is hosting its second Job Market Mentoring events on December 13 on presentation tips. Sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 1, 2023 at 5:46 PM
CWEC in partnership with CDEC (@CanEconomics) are hosting two job market pitch sessions. One is on November 16 and the other on November 29. Sign up here #cdnecon docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 1, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Many thanks to @gillianpetit.bsky.social and @ardyn.bsky.social for presenting their work on Monday. If you would like an opportunity to present your work in progress to a friendly audience, sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 1, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Our first brown bad lunch talk is on Monday Oct. 30 at 1pm ET and feature
@gillianpetit.bsky.social and @ardyn.bsky.social
. See details below and register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 26, 2023 at 2:37 PM
Fascinating new work on Research Similarity and Women in Academia "The results suggest that similarity bias in male-dominated environments can have implications for gender and research diversity." papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 23, 2023 at 7:25 PM
ELEVATOR PITCH WORKSHOPS – AIMED AT PhD STUDENTS ON THE ECONOMICS JOB MARKET Details below and register here: forms.gle/6HDAiVfKugLV...
October 20, 2023 at 6:11 PM
UPCOMING JOB MARKET MENTORING EVENTS Details are below and register here: forms.gle/6S2akZBBA2Zf...
October 20, 2023 at 6:09 PM
We are hosting our usual annual brown bag series. This is a great opportunity for women economists to present their research in a low-risk friendly environment. Please sign up to present docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #econsky
October 18, 2023 at 1:50 PM
We are seeking women graduate students interested in discussing papers presented during the seminar. The brownbag series provides a friendly atmosphere where graduate students can prepare for future presentations and expand their network. #econ #cdnecon docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 18, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Great new article out in Canadian Public Policy by Brad Seward, Elizabeth Dhuey, and Annie Pan titled "The Big Short: Expansion of Early Childhood Education in Post-pandemic Canada. www.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10....
October 3, 2023 at 3:17 PM