MenaFem Annual Feminist Economics School

The MENAFEM Annual Feminist Economics School is a regional learning sharing initiative that seeks to strengthen feminist engagement with economic justice issues across the South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region. Bringing together activists, researchers, students, trade unionists, journalists, civil society actors, and social justice advocates, the School creates a collective space to rethink economics from feminist, decolonial, and justice-centered perspectives.

The idea for the School emerged during the preparation of IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings held in Marrakech in 2023. During those meetings, feminists and allies from across