Call for Papers | Workshop on Gender, Households, and Inequality: Global Lessons with Relevance for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Convocation from July 07 to August 03, 2025
The research department at CAF together with Women Economists in LAC - WELAC (LACEA) encourage submissions for the Workshop on Gender, Households, and Inequality: Global Lessons with Relevance for Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 16th and 17th December 2025 at Universidad de San Andrés.
Latin America and the Caribbean countries are undergoing profound demographic, economic, and social transformations. Declining fertility, increased longevity, rising educational attainment among women, and evolving household and family structures are reshaping how individuals participate in economic life and how care responsibilities, work, and resources are distributed. These trends intersect with persistent structural challenges, including gender gaps in labor markets, unequal access to assets and opportunities, high levels of informality and inequality, and social issues such as persistently high rates of teen pregnancy and gender-based violence. In this context, it becomes increasingly important to understand how gender dynamics and household organization interact with broader economic and social processes, and how public policy can foster inclusion and equity.
This workshop seeks to bring together scholars, researchers, and policy experts from diverse fields in economics to discuss new research on gender inequality, household behavior, and the evolving structure of families and labor markets. Invited speakers include Marianne Bertrand, Sonia Bhalotra, Anne Boring, Patricia Cortes, Raquel Fernández, and Basit Zafar.
Important dates for this call
- Deadline for submissions: August 3, 2025
- Notification of the organizers' decision: September 8, 2025
- Workshop: December 16 and 17, 2025
For further details, check the Documents section.
