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Framework for the integration of women in APEC: ( Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation , 2005); This framework has been developed as a guide for APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) in their efforts to integrate women into mainstream economic processes and activities.
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Gender equality and trade-related capacity building: a resource tool for practitioners: ( Canadian International Development Agency , 2005); This publication provides an introduction to the main gender equality issues arising from trade liberalisation and trade-related capacity building. These include the fact that:barriers in acce...
Trade impact review: framework for gender assessments of trade and investment agreements: ( S. Gammage; H. Jorgensen; E. McGill; M. White / Women's Edge Coalition , 2002); This report calls for a comprehensive assessment of the gender-differentiated impacts of new trade and investment agreements, to be undertaken prior to their negotiation and signing by the United Stat...
Trade, skills and persistence of gender gap: a theoretical framework for policy discussion: ( R. Vijaya / International Gender and Trade Network , 2003); This discussion paper criticises economic models which suggest that greater trade openness eventually leads to improvements in quality of life for all, and argues that the trade-related gains for wome...
Engendering policy coherence for development: gender issues for the global policy agenda in the year 2005: ( M. Floro; H. Hoppe / Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. , 2005); Using case studies, this paper explores the distributional consequences and gendered outcomes of the current international trade and financial policy regimes. The authors find that currently, coordin...
Participatory social auditing: a practical guide to developing a gender-sensitive approach: ( D. Auret; S. Barrientos / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2004); This paper explores a participatory approach to codes of labour practice. It presents an overview of the characteristics of such an approach, and contrasts them with "snapshot" social auditing. It is ...
Manual for value chain research on homeworkers in the garment industry: ( D. McCormick; H. Schmitz / Gapresearch.org, IDS , 2002); Throughout the world, workers and their organisations are often unaware of the distant forces that control their livelihoods. The links between local producers and the global buyers are difficult and ...
Gender and trade indicators: ( Women in Development Europe , 2002); This Women in Development Europe (WIDE) information sheet – aimed at governments, trade policy makers, the World Trade Organisation and academic researchers – is designed to assist efforts to measure ...
Action research: garment industry supply chains: ( J. Hurley; A. Hale; S. Smith / Women Working Worldwide , 2003); This manual gives practical guidance on how to conduct action research to promote and support the rights of workers in garment industry supply chains. It begins with an introduction to the origins of ...
BRIDGE cutting edge pack on gender and trade: ( C. Sever; R. Randriamaro; L. Narayanaswamy / BRIDGE , 2006); Trade and trade liberalisation have very different impacts on women and men - which can result in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities. Moreover increasing claims that co...