Trade and gender
- Reflecting on the differential impacts of trade policy for men and women
- 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 countries should be enabled to "trade their way out of poverty" means that there is an urgent need to address how trade can promote gender equality and development. This pack from BRIDGE aims to support trade specialists in bringing a gender perspective into their work, and to help gender specialists to understand the broad implications of trade policy and practice.
Latest Additions
- Emerging economies are forcing changes in WTO negotiations
- ( M. Iorio / Eldis Trade Policy Resource Guide , 2008)
- This article from IGTN suggests that the recent collapse of the WTO mini-ministerial, July 2008, reflects the new geopolitics of the global economy. The emerging economies are approaching trade issues...
- Increasing understanding of the relationship between gender and trade
- ( M. Thomson / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2007)
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There is a need to increase understanding of the relationship between gender and trade, to provide a space for critical reflection and debate on the opportunities, challenges, strategies and the di...
- Promoting women’s entrepreneurship and e-business development
- ( United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2007)
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This document explores the potential for women in entrepreneurship and e-business in the niche area of green or “organic” cooperatives. It seeks to promote women’s entrepreneurshi...
- What holds women back from entrepreneurship in the North Africa and Middle East region?
- ( N. Chamlou / World Bank , 2008)
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Despite a commonly-held perception that women-owned firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are small, informal and low-tech, this study demonstrates that there is, in fact, little differe...
How can South Asian governments best respond to the challenges posed by IPRs?
- ( South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment , 2007)
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The recent strengthening of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime has important implications for South Asian countries and presents various challenges. In this issue of South Asia Watc...
- The impact of trade policies and practices on the rights of communities in Africa
- ( P. Burnett;F. Manjii / Fahamu , 2007)
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Puiblished by Pambazuka to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade and the 50th anniversary of Ghana’s independence this series of articles seeks to raise awarenes...
- Financing gender equality
- ( M. Williams / International Gender and Trade Network , 2007)
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To what extend can the multilateral trading system help to support the financing of gender equality and women’s economic and social empowerment in Commonwealth developing countries? This pape...
- How UK supermarkets are abusing workers in their supply chains
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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This report discusses the supply chains that link UK supermarkets to producers in developing countries. The report argues that the structure of the supermarket supply chains has changed in recent y...
- Gender concerns in intellectual property rights
- ( H. Gibb / United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo , 2007)
- This paper examines the discussion on intellectual property rights (IP) for traditional knowledge (TK) in medicine from a gender perspective. It argues that a gender analysis of these issues adds to t...
- Overcoming gender inequality through gender-equitable macroeconomic and development policies
- ( S. Seguino / Department of Economics, University of Utah , 2006)
- Emphasis on market-friendly macroeconomic and development strategies in recent years has resulted in deleterious effects on growth and well-being, and has done little to promote greater gender equalit...
