Being feminist economists today: identities, challenges, and responses

Giulia Zacchia, Rebeca Gomez Betancourt and Naomi Friedman-Sokuler

Chapter 23 in The Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics, 2025, pp 352-365 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Feminist Economics challenges mainstream economics by emphasizing the social provisioning process and social justice through a holistic account of ongoing relationships between gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and different social identities. Nevertheless, not all feminist economists self-identify as heterodox economists, and a significant part of Feminist Economics work is performed outside heterodox economics circles. In this chapter, we present a collective reflection and survey analysis to answer the question: What is the relationship between Feminist Economics and heterodoxy in academic and research practice today? We conclude that working on the seam between the mainstream and heterodoxy is a key feature experienced by early-career feminist economists, and it reflects a more general perception of Feminist Economics as a ‘big tent’ pluralistic discipline. We also find that the sense of community, commitment to social change, and recognition of the importance of social reproduction are fundamental for changes within mainstream and heterodox economics.

Keywords: Feminist Economics; Heterodox Economics; Young Scholars (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035329304
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