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One of the biggest challenges in practicing feminism in my field is being taken seriously. In academia, feminist researchers especially when it focuses on social reproduction, unpaid care work, and gendered economic inequalities is often devalued or seen as secondary to mainstream economic and policy analysis.

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I can be part of the projects which promote feminist and local entrepreneurships. For example, projects supporting feminists eco-friendly agri-business initiatives.

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Getting to see more women participate in the mainstream economy. Getting to see women take on more leadership positions (Board members, C-suite, executives, public service leadership). It's enriching to see women own their power as a consequence of the impact of my work.

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My work supporting and mentoring scholars who are relatively new to Feminist Economics has been particularly enriching. Support I've been able to provide for Black and Brown feminist scholars has been essential too.

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Giving voice to ideas and data that are so often missing; working with advocates/policy makers to improve lives of women; helping shape the dialogue/framing of gendered policies.

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Dismantling failing system justly

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One of the most enriching things about working in feminist economics is how it allows me to challenge dominant narratives and bring overlooked perspectives to the forefront. It’s about more than just numbers, it’s about asking different questions, centering lived experiences, and pushing for economic models that actually work for the people they’re meant to serve. When I worked on a paper Is Working for Water 'working'?, for example, it wasn’t just about evaluating an environmental program; it was about understanding the real social and economic impact on the people (specifically, women) involved, particularly marginalised groups. That kind of work involving digging deeper, making connections, and showing how gender dynamics shape economic outcomes is what makes feminist economics so powerful. It’s frustrating at times, especially when the field isn’t taken seriously, but knowing that this work contributes to more just and inclusive policies keeps me going.

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My contribution to feminist economics is not only to think about trans and queer care, but to generate evidence and rationale for both alternative views of care and methodologies that align with populations that are minority or currently marginalized. To open up new spaces for thinking and creating different narratives for new worlds to inhabit.

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New people and networks, and spaces in which feminist practises are moving on.

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"Seuls, nous pouvons faire si peu ; ensemble, nous pouvons faire beaucoup. - Helen Keller

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Seeing young female students reach their potential once they become aware of how gender oppression have determined many of their experiences

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Being a part of continuing the rich intellectual tradition and infusing this in policy dialogues/change wherever possible. Being a part of the global community of feminist economists.

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I feel that feminist economics give me the ability to work effectively about certain problematics. Also, I feel in a community that makes my feel strong

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The possibilty of bringing up other women's voices, especiallt from the south. And discovering that many people in other countries experience similiar contexts of struggle, but also of empowerment.

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Sharing your work with amazing colleagues

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Being part of something so much larger than myself that continues to make the world a more just place - despite the backlash, abuse of power, and hostility encountered.

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Encontrar inspiración en el pensamiento y agencia de otras personas comprometidas con el feminismo y con transformar las relaciones que actualmente siguen siendo injustas.

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The significant challenge about practicing feminism in my field of work is working in a region-MENA- where is lack of gender equality , lack of awareness about human rights, women's rights and feminism, and the great dominance of patriarchal and harmful societal practices, regulations, and law

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Regardless of the naysayers, there is also a supportive community in IAFFE and elsewhere.

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The definition of feminism to many is wrongly defined and not understood by many. Working with Women Rights, grassroots organizations, and policy maker. They find a feminist as threatening term and not preferred by policy makers. Grass root communities and women rights organization have different interpretation and appreciation.

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Feminist economics enriches by reimagining systems, valuing equity, amplifying marginalized voices, fostering collaboration, and driving transformative change for justice.

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Feminist economics enriches by reimagining systems, valuing equity, amplifying marginalized voices, fostering collaboration, and driving transformative change for justice.

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Easy one! All the amazing colleagues I have met through IAFFE, many of whom have become dear friends. Having a group I can come to for solidarity and intellectual ideas is an invaluable resource.

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Facilitating a nourishing space of connection and growth for people who have a common thread of FE passion around the world.

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the connections with other like minded economists, the hope that you are making a difference

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I am an intern at my home country’s Consulate, and the only female working in my department’s floor!

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Also the ways that feminism has been coopted toward neoliberal, individualistic, corporate ends in certain policy/academic circles has challenged my work.

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I think feminism is still a "bad word" in many areas. As a trans person I think there are also a lot of challenges in inhabiting the feminist economy. We make feminism a normative issue and when something queer comes up for us.... well I think that's where not only the challenges appear but also an unfinished misunderstanding of what feminism is.

The challenge is that queer, be it our gender expressions, our research topics or our methodologies of study, be heard and have a place wherever we are inhabiting (academia, a movement, a physical space). To make space for queerness with friendship.

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The fact that the environments are mainly white-male dominated and feminist economics is not taken seriously as a research field - almost seen as something extra to be considered but not actual economics. Scarce funding for projects, researchers and event planning, that puts us in a situation of uncertainty about material possibilities.

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One of the biggest challenges is how deeply ingrained certain biases are, even in spaces that claim to be progressive. In academia, feminist economics is often not seen as a legitimate field within economics, and feminist issues are frequently relegated to footnotes rather than being treated as core concerns. Research in this area can be dismissed as “too niche” or lacking in rigor compared to more traditional economic or policy work. In policymaking, there’s often a gap between feminist theory and actual implementation and getting decision-makers to prioritise gender issues beyond just ticking boxes can be frustrating. And in advocacy, there’s the constant pushback from people who see feminism as a threat rather than a necessary movement for equity. It takes a lot of patience and persistence to keep challenging these dynamics, but that’s also what makes the work meaningful.

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I practice feminism every day by integrating it into my roles as a mother, researcher, and militant. As a mother, I challenge traditional gender roles in caregiving and raise my child with values of equality, care, and autonomy. As a researcher, I critically examine how economic policies shape gendered inequalities, particularly in unpaid care work and social reproduction, making these often-invisible dynamics central to academic and policy discussions. As a militant, I actively engage in feminist struggles, advocating for systemic change through collective action. In all these spaces, I work to ensure that feminism is not just a theory but a lived practice that reshapes our social, economic, and political realities.

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La falta de redes de apoyo para el cuidado de mi hija, que sean inclusivas para personas con discapacidad. Esta ausencia implica una mayor dedicación personal al cuidado y condiciona mis posibilidades de trabajar, estudiar o participar de espacios de incidencia.

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Being dismissed and not taken seriously. Divides between movements for gender equality and LGBTQI+ justice and rights. People conflating all work on gender with feminist economics.

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I fight with to much neoclassical economist and males students, and it is exhosting caming back in some basic concepts all the time.

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Balancing being unapologetic about feminist values, while having a participatory approach with my clients when I work on gender and design thinking projects. I don't want to be too rigid, but I also want to maintain this crucial foundation. Also - working contract roles as a new mother, where paid leave and social protections aren't present.

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The chair of my (economics) department seems to expect me to be the "work wife" - to do the scutwork (taking minutes, keeping track of documents, etc.) for the department. It is a constant struggle to get the labor redistributed fairly.

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My intellectual capabilities are still often underestimated because of the way I look. Because I like to dress up, fix my hair, etc., people assume that I don't have intellectual value to contribute. Especially when I am dealing with ministers, ambassadors, etc. I need to do a lot to prove my credibility first to get my lobbying/advocacy points across

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In general, effectively doing intersectional work that is mindful of global structural power inequities. At this particular moment in history, just making it through the day is a struggle.

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Sexist people and the lack of awareness of how their sexism influences our surrounding

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I think that people does not understand what is a feminism perspective when thinking in research and policy making that’s why they belittle my approach

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The current authoritarian right wing attack on gender ideology makes the work difficult because it is attempting to dismantle what we've already built and sows deep misunderstandings about the nature of our work.

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Disrespect and disregard for feminists, feminism, and women.

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Coworker prejudices, misconceptions about feminism

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The "endless variety" and "monotonous similarity" of patriarchy (credit to Naila Kabeer)

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the current political environment, the move to the right in US and elsewhere, the abandonment of truth, the backlash against feminism

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Mainly by working a women-led and women-majority civil society organization which advocates for human rights, gender equality and climate justice. I'm writing project proposals and managing projects to promote human rights and climate justice with feminist perspective in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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In some meetings, whether at the University or in other professional contexts, it is hard to raise feminist issues when everyone else in the meeting has no clue what I am talking about.

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Practicing feminism involves challenging biases, resisting institutional barriers, addressing sidelined perspectives, fostering inclusivity, amplifying voices, and advocating for systemic gender equity.

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Practicing feminism involves challenging biases, resisting institutional barriers, addressing sidelined perspectives, fostering inclusivity, amplifying voices, and advocating for systemic gender equity.

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Actively challenging intersectional gender oppression in everyday contexts (calling out and correcting sexist, racist, heteronormative and ableist remarks, stereotypes at work/home/community), continuing to learn how to do this better.

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I am mindful of feminist principle that is collective care, Mindful of power withing and power over, mindful of self care and justice. I remind myself Feminist principle while engaged with my colleagues but also on my solitude moment. Honesty and being present, seeing and appreciating our co existence.

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En un ejercicio cotidiano de combinar mi trabajo remunerado, el activismo feminista y el cuidado de mi hija.

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with my students friends and etc

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Connecting with young minds, it’s nourishing❤️✨💕

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By prioritising care as an ethic, by trying to make the world a little better place to live in through my daily actions. Caring for my friends and rethinking my practices. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes and contradicting yourself, I think that is at the heart of all feminist politics.

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As a career coach, I support hundreds of women (who work in male-dominated industries) across the African continent to thrive in their chosen careers

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I call out gender biases when I see them, support women-led initiatives in real life and on social media, and stay engaged with feminist-leaning books, articles, and discussions to keep learning and unlearning. For me, feminism isn’t just about pushing for big systemic change, it’s also about how I show up in my daily life in little ways, the way I navigate relationships, uplift other women, and make space for different feminist perspectives.

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Being intentional with how I raise my new son. And being mindful of practicing what I preach professionally in my local interactions, and how I choose to prioritize my energy to causes from the local to global level.

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By supporting other womenand lgbtq people in their professional activities, participatinig in communities like IAFFE and, of course, being politicaly organized!

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In caring for others, in my professional and volunteer work, in conversations, in showing up as who I am, even when I am scared.

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connecting to people through our gendered experiences and being supportive of them and supported by them

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Sharing resources and insights from/about feminism with colleagues, students, and people around me.

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I try to be aware in the way a talk and how I approach certain topics. It enables me another type of realities

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with so much optimism and speaking!

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As I read the daily news, I constantly wonder about gendered consequences.

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I make sure its part of my work, my community, and how I think about justice in this world.

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I practice feminism by challenging norms, mentoring women, promoting inclusivity, amplifying voices, and driving intersectional, systemic change through advocacy and research.

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I practice feminism by challenging norms, mentoring women, promoting inclusivity, amplifying voices, and driving intersectional, systemic change through advocacy and research.

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the community

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By listening, centering equity everyday, and supporting others who might need it to the best of my ability.

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caring

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Feminist economics is my community, my window to the world, where I think, I breathe. I arrived to FE deeply dissatisfied by the economics I was taught, by men in suits. And it has become the way I define myself. It is where I don't feel alone in the times we are living in. It is from where we will build an answer.

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My challenge is double: convincing my fellow heterodox progressive economists that engaging in gender-responsive economic theory and policy is a valuable endeavour (they usually think it is a second order concern); and convincing my fellow feminist collegues that there is some valuable technical knowledge to have/master to engage in economic debates. Not sure what of the two is a bigger challenge!

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A bit old fashion, but that is the way I feel practicing my feminism day to day: being supportive of the women around, a good friend to my friends, preaching by example and tryring to be consistent, avoiding simple answers, questioning myself, learning, thinking, putting action to words...

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It is both scientific and philosophical, and even spiritual.

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People don't see ''what feminism has to do with it.'' There is a very limited understanding about what feminism is, its relevance to economic, development, social justice, meeting organisation, etc.

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By seeing and valuing the work , physical, social, emotional and cultural, that women and mothers do everyday. Speaking up to acknowledge and appreciate it, seeing where it can be shared.

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The network of wonderful friends/colleagues

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Academic marginalization

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trying to be inclusive and open in all aspects of my life and trying to listen more than speak or overspeak myself.

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Feminist economics allows me to highlight inequalities that mainstream economic models often overlook.

It provides a framework to advocate for more inclusive and sustainable development policies that prioritize social wellbeing, equity and environmental sustainability.

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One major challenge is overcoming structural barriers that limit women's participation and leadership especially in finance, climate governance and international development. Resistance to gender-focused approaches in policymaking and economic models also makes it difficult to push for transformative change.

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My work in feminist economics and digital governance is enriching because it allows me to:

Challenge traditional economic assumptions: Feminist economics disrupts mainstream economic models that often ignore unpaid labor, care work, and gendered power relations, enabling a more holistic understanding of social and economic systems.

Bring intersectional insights into AI governance: By applying feminist economic theories to algorithmic decision-making, digital labor, and platform economies, I contribute to shaping more ethical and inclusive AI policies.

Promote alternative governance models: Feminist economics emphasizes collective well-being, cooperation, and sustainability, offering innovative frameworks for governing AI and digital platforms in ways that prioritize social justice.

Center Global South perspectives: Feminist economic analysis allows me to highlight the disproportionate impact of AI, automation, and platform capitalism on women, racialized communities, and workers in the Global South, ensuring that policy discussions address historical and structural inequalities.

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Practicing feminism in the field of technology governance and AI ethics presents several challenges, primarily due to:

The dominance of male-led narratives: The AI and tech policy sectors are often shaped by masculinized and Western-centric frameworks, sidelining feminist perspectives on ethics, accountability, and labor rights.

The resistance to structural change: Many institutions prefer surface-level diversity initiatives (carewashing) over deep, structural transformation, making it difficult to push for meaningful policy shifts.

The co-optation of feminist discourse: Feminist language is often adopted by corporations without real commitment, turning gender equality into a branding tool rather than a systemic goal.

The invisibilization of feminist labor: Much of the work done by women in policy, governance, and tech spaces—particularly in the Global South—is undervalued or excluded from decision-making spaces.

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I practice feminism in my daily life by actively integrating intersectional and feminist principles into my research, leadership, and advocacy work. As a researcher and consultant in digital governance, AI ethics, and DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging), I ensure that my work challenges structural inequalities and amplifies the voices of marginalized communities.

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Seeing the impact and real change happen in the communities I work with

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A lot of resistance and bias

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Advocacy and Inclusion through the work I do

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I stand up for those more vulnerable and less recognized at gatherings and common work / initiatives. I also try to recognize my privileges and openly speak of my position. I try to be compassionate, but straight forward towards more privileged people.

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Mixing approaches in economics: feminists economics + philosophy of economics + history of economics and others

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I work in civil society sphere and it's challenging for me that many other organizations that implement some gender things often have superficial approach, more liberal and literal, while I'm into more critical and intersectional feminism. It is hard for me to explain my approach and compete for money and recognition. And other thing is that in this high competitive sphere people are often against each other and it's hard to cooperate.

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Currently, the most challenging aspect of practicing feminism in my field of work is the lack of spaces to engage with economics without constantly having to justify the use of a gender-sensitive framework.

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I strive—though I don't always succeed, but I certainly aspire each day—to practice feminism in my daily life through radical care, embracing the role of a feminist killjoy when necessary, and continually seeking to understand how to achieve justice for myself and my community.

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Advocacy

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Meeting other people who are interested in making a more equitable world.

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My biggest challenge is waiting for people to realize that things get better, not worse, when you include the margin.

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I educate myself, my kids, and my community.

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The friends and relationships that come with it, the constant self-knowledge and transformation, and the sense of purpose and vocation I get when I do economics for the sustainability of life :)

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To resist mansplaining, discredit, and indifference in non-feminist spaces, sometimes it gets a little frustrating, and I need to find the strength to try again while being mindful of my work relationships.

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Trying to be fair, loving and compassionate, at least as much as I can!