CAF’s Research Department and Women Economists in LAC (WELAC–LACEA) invite submissions for the Workshop on Gender, Households, and Inequality: Global Lessons with Relevance for Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held on December 16–17, 2025, at Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

This workshop aims to bring together scholars, researchers, and policy experts in economics to discuss new research on gender inequality, household behavior, and the evolving structure of families and labor markets. We welcome submissions that explore gender-related issues or household dynamics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: intra-household decision-making, marriage markets, fertility and demographic change, gender gaps in labor market and asset outcomes, care provision, reproductive health, gender norms, violence against women, and the gendered impacts of broader demographic and macroeconomic trends. Invited speakers include Marianne Bertrand, Sonia Bhalotra, Anne Boring, Patricia Cortes, Raquel Fernández, and Basit Zafar.

Submission guidelines

Full papers, written in English, should be submitted for consideration. A cover page must include the title of the paper, institutional affiliation and address, email of each author, and an abstract with the appropriate JEL classification codes. Papers must be submitted using this form by August 3, 2025. 

Financial support

CAF can provide financial assistance to selected authors who require it, covering flights, local transportation, and accommodation expenses. 

Scientific committee

The scientific committee is chaired by Raquel Fernández (New York University and Director of WELAC) and Verónica Frisancho (CAF), and includes Ines Berniell (CEDLAS), Dolores de la Mata (CAF), Verónica Amarante (CAF), Rodrigo Soares (Insper), Anna Aizer (Brown University), Marcela Perticara (Universidad Diego Portales), Olivier Bargain (Université de Bordeaux), Diana Krueger (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez), Gabriella Conti (University College London), Germán Cubas (University of Houston), and Ana Balsa (Universidad de Montevideo). 

For more information, please visit this link. For questions, contact us at  workshopcafwelac@caf.com. 

We look forward to your submission.