Martha Lorraine MacDonald is the professor of economics in the department of economics,
St Mary's University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
and was the president of the
International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) from 2007 to 2008.
Her main areas of research are:
economic restructuring,
social security policy,
gender and economy.
She has spoken on numerous occasions in
Canada's Standing Committee on the Status of Women,
and in 2009 she co-edited ''Gender and the contours of precarious employment'' with Iain Campbell and
Leah Vosko
Leah F. Vosko (born 1971) is a professor of political science and Canada Research Chair at York University. Her research interests are focused on political economy, labour rights, gender studies, migration, and citizenship. In 2015, she was elec ...
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Education
MacDonald gained her degree from
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...
, Nova Scotia in 1971, she then went to the
US to study for her masters (1975) and her doctorate (1983), both in economics, at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Selected bibliography
Books
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Journal articles
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Papers
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See also
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Feminist economics
Feminist economics is the critical study of economics and economies, with a focus on gender-aware and inclusive economic inquiry and policy analysis. Feminist economic researchers include academics, activists, policy theorists, and practition ...
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List of feminist economists
References
External links
Profile page: Martha MacDonaldSt Mary's University
Profile page: Martha MacDonaldOn the move partnership
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Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences alumni
Canadian economists
Dalhousie University alumni
Feminist economists
Living people
Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni
Canadian women economists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of the International Association for Feminist Economics