Date: Wednesday Nov 30, 2022, 12:30 pm
Gender can be an important factor in determining outcomes in schools as well as in families. In collaboration with the Korean Women Economists Association (KWEA, http://www.e-kwea.or.kr/ ), the Women in Economics Network invites you to a webinar on two interesting gender economics topics.
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View ...Date: Thursday Nov 24, 2022, 5:00 pm
Jennifer Pitman, Associate Director of Economics based in Melbourne, will provide an update on labour markets and costs of living across Australia, followed by a broad discussion of some of the issues, and solutions, EY’s Economics team are working with clients on in this space.
View ...Date: Tuesday Nov 22, 2022, 4:00 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s lives – but some more than others. The Queensland branch of the Women in Economics Network in collaboration with the Griffith Business School invite you to join our free webinar, Who has COVID left behind?
View ...Date: Monday Nov 14, 2022, 8:00 am
The Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and European Central Bank are organising the Conference on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking to be held in-person and on-line on November 14–15, 2022. The conference is hosted by the Bank of Canada in Ottawa and it is the fourth in a series of annual conferences that primarily focuses on issues encountered by under-represented groups in economics, finance, and central banking.
View ...Date: Thursday Nov 10, 2022, 4:00 pm
WEN Queensland is excited to collaborate with Griffith University's Industry Insights for a webinar highlighting the career stories of some fabulous female economists.
Date: Tuesday Oct 18, 2022, 12:00 pm
The Jobs Summit clearly highlighted the importance of supporting women’s economic and societal outcomes; despite being better educated and living longer, women have yet to close the gap to men in terms of their labour market outcomes, earnings and careers. They are also still disproportionately vulnerable to domestic violence, and can still face unsafe work environments.
View ...Date: Thursday Oct 13, 2022, 5:30 pm
It’s been a long time between drinks! The WEN Queensland branch invites you to join us for an informal networking evening. Come along to connect or reconnect with old and new WEN members after too many months on Zoom.
View ...Date: Thursday Sep 8, 2022, 1:00 pm
The value of placing a “gender lens” on economic policy and budget design is gaining stronger attention in the Australian policy environment. In recognition of the growing interest in Gender Responsive Budgeting at the Federal Government level and among various State Governments in Australia, the Women in Economics Network has organised a two-part online event on the purpose and practice of Gender Responsive Budgeting.
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View ...Date: Thursday Aug 18, 2022, 12:30 pm
The value of placing a “gender lens” on economic policy and budget design is gaining stronger attention in the Australian policy environment.
In recognition of the growing interest in Gender Responsive Budgeting at the Federal Government level and among various State Governments in Australia, the Women in Economics Network is organising a two-part online event on the purpose and practice of Gender Responsive Budgeting.
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View ...Date: Tuesday Jul 26, 2022, 12:30 pm
Economic Society of Australia (ESA) and Women in Economics Network (WEN) members and associates warmly invite you to a lunchtime event with special guest speaker, Professor Deborah Loxton, Director of both the Centre for Women’s Health Research and the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health at the University of Newcastle. Professor Deborah Loxton, will present on the following topic: Violence Against Women in Australia.
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View ...Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022, 5:30 pm
WEN Victoria invites you to join us in July for after-work drinks – an opportunity for some casual networking and to reconnect with fellow WEN members.
View ...Date: Thursday Jul 14, 2022, 12:00 am
This year the Australasian Teaching Economics Conference (ATEC22) will be hosted by the Australian National University from July 14-15 2022. Given the ups and downs we’re still experiencing (and the resulting budget issues) the conference will again be held virtually over zoom, which also means a zero cost registration!
View ...Date: Sunday Jul 10, 2022, 8:00 am
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Australian Conference of Economists (ACE) 2022 to be held from 10 to 13 July 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania as an in-person event.
View ...Date: Tuesday Jun 28, 2022, 12:00 pm
In early 2022, NSW WEN announced a writing competition to empower female voices in economics. The competition is part of the Credible Economist blog series.
WEN received a competitive array of entries covering a wide range of topics. After a rigorous and difficult judging process, the judges selected the top 3 blogs and 3 honourable mentions from the entry list.
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View ...Date: Wednesday Jun 22, 2022, 1:00 pm
This is event is presented jointly by the Economic Society of Australia (QLD) and the University of Queensland.
The energy transition is changing the nature of the whole value chain of electricity markets. Low- or no-carbon new generation technologies are dominated by fixed costs and have near-zero variable costs, while distributed technologies put more control in the hands of households who are less sophisticated and whose actions are less easily directed by market operators.
View ...Date: Tuesday May 24, 2022, 4:30 pm
The Women in Economics Network Queensland Branch Issues notice and invites all members to join us for the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
View ...Date: Monday May 9, 2022, 5:30 pm
You are invited to this national panel discussion on an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Both major parties have committed to a broad-based and independent review, and it has been recommended by the OECD and IMF.
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View ...Date: Tuesday May 3, 2022, 12:00 pm
We invite students studying economics at universities in the ACT to join us for the first event of the Women in Economics Student Mentoring Program as we speak to early and mid-career economists from a range of areas of economics.
Date: Wednesday Apr 27, 2022, 5:30 pm
As part of our new WEN with Wine series, we are pleased to invite you to hear from Gabriela D’Souza, Senior Economist at CEDA, to talk about CEDA’s research on skilled migration. The newly released report (available here) has found that nearly a quarter of permanent skilled migrants in Australia are working in a job beneath their skill level. Join Gabriela to hear about the results of the research, the recommendations for change and the important role of migration as Australia recovers from recession.
View ...Date: Tuesday Apr 12, 2022, 12:00 pm
The NSW WEN invites you to attend a virtual panel event discussing the NSW Government's Women's Economic Opportunities Review. In February 2022, the NSW Government announced a landmark review on women's economic opportunities. The Review focuses on supporting women to enter, re-enter and stay in the workforce, drawing on the results of the 2021-222 NSW Intergenerational Report which found that the economy would be eight per cent larger if women's participation reached parity with men.
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View ...Date: Friday Apr 8, 2022, 10:30 am
Women’s under-representation in economics: Exploring the “confidence gap”
RBA research has found that female students, as well as students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, are falling in number in Australian schools’ economics classrooms. These student cohorts are also more likely to report a poor understanding of economics and have less confidence in their own proficiency in the subject.
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View ...Date: Thursday Apr 7, 2022, 10:30 am
One of the key goals of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) is to elevate the voices and views of female economists in the media and public arena. WEN is excited to collaborate with ABC The Business to provide an opportunity for WEN members to participate in a media workshop
View ...Date: Tuesday Apr 5, 2022, 8:00 am
Our first small-group networking session will be on Tuesday 5 April, from 8am at Liminal Café (161 Collins St). Come along to enjoy a coffee on us, a casual chat, and re-connect with fellow WEN members.
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View ...Date: Monday Mar 21, 2022, 12:30 pm
This national webinar brings together the WEN community across Australia to commemorate five years since the Women in Economics Network was created. Hosted by WEN National Deputy Chair, Dr Angela Jackson, this webinar will include a presentation by WEN National Chair, Dr Leonora Risse, which will share the story of how WEN was formed, outline the research insights that have guided WEN’s initiatives, and present evidence of the network’s impact.
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View ...Date: Friday Mar 18, 2022, 12:00 pm
Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Women in Economics Network (NSW Branch).
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