Eudine Barriteau
A pioneering Caribbean scholar who has reshaped the study of economics and public policy through an unflinching feminist lens.
Born 1954 (age 72)·Grenadian gender and public policy professor·Birthday: December 10·Baby Boomers
Biography
Eudine Barriteau served as president of the International Association for Feminist Economics, bringing Caribbean perspectives to a global academic movement. Born in 1954 in Grenada, she became a professor and principal at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus. Her scholarship interrogates the gendered foundations of Caribbean societies and economies. She moves beyond simply adding women to existing economic models. Barriteau exposes how traditional policy often reinforces inequality. Her theoretical work has influenced how governments and institutions in the region approach development. As an institution-builder, she mentors generations of scholars. She ensures that questions of gender, power, and justice remain essential to understanding the post-colonial Caribbean experience. Her leadership combines rigorous scholarship with real-world impact.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Eudine was born in 1954, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Eudine Was Born
The biggest hits of 1954
#1 Movie
White Christmas
Best Picture
On the Waterfront
#1 TV Show
I Love Lucy
Eudine's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1954Born
Brown v. Board of Education desegregates US schools
Gas: $0.29/galHome: $8,925Min wage: $0.75/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"Little Things Mean a Lot" — Kitty KallenBest Picture: On the Waterfront
1959Started school
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
Gas: $0.30/galHome: $12,400Min wage: $1.00/hrPresident: Dwight D. Eisenhower"The Battle of New Orleans" — Johnny HortonBest Picture: Ben-Hur
1967Became a teenager
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1970Could drive
First Earth Day; The Beatles break up
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $17,000Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Bridge over Troubled Water" — Simon & GarfunkelBest Picture: Patton
1972Could vote
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1975Turned 21
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1984Turned 30
Apple Macintosh introduced
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $59,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"When Doves Cry" — PrinceBest Picture: Amadeus
1994Turned 40
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $90,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"The Sign" — Ace of BaseBest Picture: Forrest Gump
2004Turned 50
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2014Turned 60
Russia annexes Crimea; Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Gas: $3.37/galHome: $160,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Happy" — Pharrell WilliamsBest Picture: Birdman
2024Turned 70
AI reshapes industries; Paris Olympics
Gas: $3.31/galHome: $372,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Espresso" — Sabrina CarpenterBest Picture: Anora
2026Age 72 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Served as Principal of the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, a top leadership role in Caribbean academia.
- Presided over the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), elevating global feminist economic discourse.
- Authored foundational texts analyzing the intersection of gender, public policy, and Caribbean political economy.
- Holds national honors from Grenada, including the Gold Crown of Merit.
Did You Know?
She is a founding member and former head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at UWI Cave Hill.
Her research has specifically focused on the economic experiences of women in the Caribbean tourism industry.
She serves on the editorial boards of major international journals like 'Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.'
“We must dismantle the patriarchal scaffolding of Caribbean society to build true equity.”
