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  Gender and Trade Indicators

  2002

  This Women in Development Europe (WIDE) information sheet - aimed at governments, trade policy makers, the WTO and academic researchers - is designed to assist efforts to measure and monitor the relationship between trade and gender. This tool consists of three sets of indicators, which can be applied to an analysis of any trading relationship between countries or trade blocks.
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  Women in the Market: A Manual for Popular Economic Literacy

  Network Women in Development Europe, 2000

  Designed for WIDE's popular economics training, this manual combines a popular education framework with economic literacy tools to develop a better understanding of the fundamental workings of a market economy. It provides information on the particulars of the current economy: globalisation, restructuring, fluctuations (unemployment, inflation) and the WTO.
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  Assessing the Enabling Environment for Women in Growth Enterprises: An AfDB/ILO Integrated Framework Assessment Guide

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  There is a growing recognition of the importance of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) for development in Africa. Women's entrepreneurial activities mainly take place within the context of MSMEs which currently create the majority of new jobs across the continent.
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  Women, the State and Labour Rights Activism: The Role of Women's Organisations in Improving Labour Standards in Nicaragua

  Central American Women’s Network, 2005

  Maria Elena Cuadra (MEC) is an NGO set up in 1994 by leaders of the Women's Secretariat of the Sandinista Workers' Central (CST) trade union in Nicaragua. MEC was established in the light of the failure of the union to take women's concerns into account. As MEC is an NGO not a union, they were initially excluded from formal labour negotiations.
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  Gender Impacts of Trade Policies in Latin America: Progress and Challenges for Research and Action

  2003

  What has been the impact of civil society on the formulation and implementation of trade agreements in the Americas? This paper offers an overview of gender and trade research - including on employment, gender segregation in the labour market, salary gaps, and the impact of trade on productive and reproductive spheres.
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  An Investigative Analysis of the Labour Protection Expenses for Beijing's Women Workers

  2005

  An investigation into the cost of 'Labour protection expenses for women workers' in Beijing enterprises and public institutions reveals that such expenses per capita are higher than the 'reproductive insurance premium'.
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  Fair Trade: Gender Makes the Difference

  World Conservation Union, 2004

  Fair trade is crucial for sustainable development. It provides better trading conditions to marginalised producers and workers, particularly women. This short briefing note outlines the importance of ensuring that fair trade initiatives incorporate a gender perspective.
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  Ethical Trade in African Horticulture: Gender, Rights and Participation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  Are codes of conduct enough to address the gendered needs of women working in African horticulture? This paper addresses the growing use of codes of conduct outlining the employment conditions expected of southern producers. It provides an in-depth assessment of gender and ethical trade in South Africa (fruit), Kenya (flowers) and Zambia (flowers and vegetables).
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  Business and Gender Equality Lessons from South Africa

  BRIDGE, 2002

  By promoting opportunities for women, employers improve their ability to secure quality personnel from a wider range of job applicants as well as using the different assets that both men and women bring to the workplace. More fundamentally, if business is to be sustainable in the long run, gender inequality needs to be taken more seriously.
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  Supporting Potential Women Exporters: A Case Study of the Northern Homebased Workers Network, Thailand

  APEC Committee on Trade and Investment, 2004

  The Thai Northern Homebased Workers' Network (NHWN) was founded in 2000 to support women producers of cotton woven fabrics, basketry, woodcarving and other traditional handicrafts. It is a network of 2400 members, 90 per cent women, from 64 village groups in nine provinces which aims to increase its members' collective bargaining power, skills, business management and leadership.

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