Making Trade Work for Women: Key findings from the 2022 World Trade Congress on Gender

Description :

In December 2022, the Gender Research Hub organized, alongside the WTO, the World Trade Congress on Gender – the first international research conference to focus on trade and gender. This high-level event brought together eminent trade and gender experts to present the latest research in the field. It also provided a platform for researchers and policymakers to exchange views and build partnerships to promote further innovative research. This publication builds on many of the research papers presented by trade and gender researchers at the Congress.

The research presented at the Congress and in this publication reaffirms key gender principles and provides evidence that women face higher barriers than men when seeking to access opportunities created by trade. It also shows that trade policy can help women overcome obstacles. In addition, the research reaffirms the importance of making trade inclusive and demonstrates that making trade policies more responsive to gender issues improves gender equality in trade, supports poverty reduction and fosters sustainable growth."
The publication is jointly authored by the WTO, the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Published September 2023 | 272 pages | 260 x 210 mm | Weight: 0.500 kg

CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Gender Equality, Trade and the WTO
Chapter 2. Lived Experience of Women Entrepreneurial Exporters in a Developing Country Context
Chapter 3. Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Agreements: “A Potemkin Facade”?
Chapter 4. Assessing the Potential of Trade Policy Reform for Closing Gender Wage Gaps
Chapter 5. Gender and Trade: How are Gender Provisions in Trade Agreements Perceived by Chilean Exporter Women?
Chapter 6. Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): What Lessons can be Learnt from SADC?
Chapter 7. Negotiating Towards a Tailor-made Gender Protocol under the AfCFTA: Could Integrating Africa’s Fragmented Gender Chapters be the Key?
Chapter 8. The Role of Regional Governance on Shaping Trade and Gender Nexus Policy in the Pandemic and Recovery: Asia-Pacific Practices and Perspectives
Chapter 9. Entrepreneurial Responses to COVID-19: Gender, Digitization and Adaptive Capacity
Chapter 10. Trade Negotiation Dialogue and Capacity Building: Applying the “PXA Framework”
Chapter 11. Facilitating Women’s Economic Empowerment through Trade with Voluntary Sustainability Standards
Chapter 12. Women’s Exporting Success: Evidence from Canadian Small and Medium Enterprises
Chapter 13. Sustainable Development and Women’s Empowerment: The Challenges and 30 Forthcoming publications Opportunities of Digitalization