Academic Female Finance Committee (AFFECT)

We would like to announce a Panel Discussion on "Market Advice for PhD Students from Junior Faculty Who Recently Navigated the Market" on September 12, 2025 2-3pm ET. Open to everyone, register by 9/9/25 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… afajof.org/wp-content/upl… afajof.org/affect-events/…

The Junior Faculty Mentoring Program and AFFECT are hosting a day-long mentoring workshop in conjunction with the 2026 AFA meeting Application Deadline 8/20/25 afajof.org/affect-events/…

CALL FOR FUNDING PROPOSALS: DEADLINE APRIL 19, 2024 AFFECT is accepting proposals to support initiatives and events that promote gender equality in the academic finance profession. Apply here: afajof.org/affect-events/…

Please join us at #ASSA2024 for our Data and Drinks reception, sponsored by @Cornerstone_Res. January 5, 6:30-8:00PM CST. afajof.org/affect-events/…

Need daycare for AFA? Note that KiddieCorp will provide a professional children’s program at the ASSA meetings in the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk from January 5-7, 2024. See aeaweb.org/conference/202… for details.

AFFECT congratulates Claudia Goldin for raising awareness of differential women labor market outcomes through pioneering research and for being a role model to so many of us. See NBER’s announcement congratulating Claudia Goldin: #access_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIng1dSI6Imltc19uYTEta2V5LWF0LTEuY2VyIiwia2lkIjoiaW1zX25hMS1rZXktYXQtMSIsIml0dCI6ImF0In0.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.Agi8p0cWcgEj1juu8XqAcQRXYMyMJjJVaQtgq8Ql0wgLKrdIaCphmIAYfbHnOeNpRG_RG3iHAseeI94D_EEXXwGqK8T3JCgxA7K_2q1YyIriU88Jx1H8Kg6L16KM08PKMdORvdt7jlMDTYCsaZBgDc11g3i1Kzhe5Rh1ajFjv1Zdw5t0XpLK6q6wnonAPQSWeLtu2vnB4AF_K5oomwm8V6Wba_pDTmCatB4nWHNHr2qSD3i1b1fX-5wSTL_990Xp6TNDTVY_se_FA913PgmVtH8r9TYPmsNVor0gs3QxIS2bv_04vzIGTptUbGHr0wUd-Jgp02AamfzprcG5IjNGCw&token_type=bearer&expires_in=86399996" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri…

Childcare at the conferences: A long-ignored issue is becoming the norm! This year, the FIRS conference will make childcare available. We applaud the FIRS organizers for making the conference more accessible to parents of young children. Thank you for this progress, FIRS!

See Pietro Veronesi and Stephen Lamb excellent piece on fostering pathways to research and doctoral careers on p. 14.

Call for Papers: NBER Summer Institute 2023 Gender in the Economy. Submit a paper for consideration by 11:59 pm Eastern time on March 22, 2023. nber.org/conferences/si…

Join us on February 1 at 12:00 pm EST for a conversation with the first female editor of the Journal of Finance, Antoinette Schoar and our interviewers Jennie Baie and Juliana Salomao! Co-sponsored with CSWEP. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Register now for our Publishing in Finance Journals webinar scheduled for Wed. Feb. 1st starting at 12 pm EST. Co-sponsored with @Affect_Finance, we plan to sit down with the first female editor of @JofFinance, Antoinette Schoar. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

AFFECT's first annual in-person day-long mentoring workshop is being held tomorrow in New Orleans in conjunction with AFA meetings afajof.org/affect-events/…

Submit your proposals by tomorrow! AFFECT/ @J_Fin_Economics funding for research that involves collecting new data that aligns with AFFECT's mission. Awards of $10,000-$30,000 for accepted proposals. #EconTwitter #CSWEP. afajof.org/affect-events/…

Please join us at #ASSA2023 for our Data and Drinks reception, co-hosted by @Cornerstone_Res. January 6, 6:30-8:00PM CST. afajof.org/affect-events/…

Mark your calendars for an important discussion at the upcoming #ASSA2023! @CSWEP and the AEA are c-hosting a panel on sexual harassment in economics. January 6, 10:15 to 12:15 CST.

The AEA and @AEACSWEP are co-hosting an important #ASSA2023 panel on sexual harassment in the economics profession, to be held on January 6, 2023, from 10:15–12:15 CST. It will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. Learn more at aeaweb.org/news/member-an….

Check out the new Swedish House of Finance "Women in Finance" database! hhs.se/en/houseoffina…

New! AFFECT/JFE Call for funding proposals to support research that involves collecting new data for research that aligns with AFFECT's mission. Generous support from @J_Fin_Economics will allow support for 3-5 proposals. afajof.org/affect-events/….

Don't forget to register for AFFECT's webinar on research-related topics! Panelists include @CameliaKuhnen, Simi Kedia, and @M_Tsoutsoura. afajof.org/affect-events/…

NSF Waterman Lecture: "Trends in U.S. faculty hiring and retention from ten years of data: a study of prestige, diversity and inequality" Sept. 28, 1-2 p.m. Eastern nsf.gov/news/news_summ…