GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT

 WORKSHOP Edition #4

GENDER ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENT

CY CERGY PARIS UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 5 - 6, 2026

CY Cergy Paris University and Thema are hosting the fourth edition of the Workshop on Gender Issues and Development on November 5 and 6, 2026.
This workshop will feature contributions in the fields of family economics, gender economics, and development economics. It aims to create a forum to discuss ongoing and recent theoretical and empirical research connecting these areas.
We welcome submissions in the following themes: gender and labor markets; marriage and divorce; household time allocation; economics of gender-based and domestic violence; gender gaps and income inequalities; household decisions; gender, migration, and remittances; women's empowerment, women's entrepreneurship, and economic development; political role; demographic economics; social norms, laws, policies, and institutions; economic development and agricultural production.

Keynote speakers

PIETRO BIROLI (University of Bologna)
CECILIA GARCÍA-PEÑALOSA (Aix Marseille School of Economics)
ANDREAS KOTSADAM (University of Oslo)

Format and venue – The workshop will be organized in thematic plenary sessions and keynote lectures. The workshop will take place at CY Cergy Paris University.

Submission of papers and participation – Researchers interested in presenting their work at the workshop can submit a full paper in PDF format through the following platform HERE.
The deadline for paper submissions is JULY 1, 2026.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by the end of July 2026.

There are no registration fees. Interested researchers who are not presenting are encouraged to contact the organizing committee for further information.

Scientific committee – Yasmine Abdelfattah (University of Prince Edward Island), Pierre André (CY Cergy Paris Université), Marie Boltz (Université de Strasbourg), Elisabetta De Cao (University of Bologna), Marine de Talancé (Université Gustave Eiffel), Maelys de la Rupelle (CY Cergy Paris Université), Rozenn Hotte (Université de Tours), Pauline Morault (CY Cergy Paris Université), Laura Muños Blanco (University of Exeter), Kim Pham (Paris Nanterre University), Samantha Rawlings (University of Reading), Thérèse Rebière (Cnam, Lirsa) Giulia Savio (University of Torino), Saïd Souam (Paris Nanterre University), Paola Villar (Université Paris 1), Chahir Zaki (Université d’Orléans).

Organizing committee – Eliane Badaoui (Paris Nanterre University), Florent Dubois (University of Turin & Paris Nanterre University), Stefania Lovo (University of Reading), Stefania Marcassa (CY Cergy Paris University), and Laurine Martinoty (University of Paris 1).