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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:Webinar on empowering women as consumers: Bridging trade\, gender a
 nd consumer protection
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the specific challenges faced by women as consume
 rs and entrepreneurs is crucial to empower women in the market.Vulnerabili
 ties arise from insufficient knowledge or resources to navigate complex re
 gulatory environments\, often placing businesswomen at a disadvantage. Tec
 hnical gaps due to lack of understanding for or access to the latest techn
 ologies can hinder the ability of women-led SMEs to compete effectively.Di
 sadvantages in bargaining power are illustrated by the often-limited negot
 iating capacity of women against larger suppliers or customers\, impacting
  their ability to secure favorable terms as businesses and consumers.Empow
 ering women as consumers and entrepreneurs requires conscious efforts by p
 olicymakers and society to recognize and mitigate gender biases encountere
 d in the marketplace.This webinar aims to explore the synergies between tr
 ade\, gender\, and consumer protection\, offering insights into how to lev
 erage consumer rights and improve women business resilience and growth.Obj
 ectives:Highlight the importance of gender in the context of trade and con
 sumerShare practical knowledge on how women-led SMEs can use consumer righ
 ts to protect and empower their businesses.Explore the impact of strong B2
 C relations on economic inclusion and the broaderTarget Audience:Consumer 
 experts\, consumer rights advocatesWomen entrepreneursPolicy makers and go
 vernment officials in trade\, gender\, and consumer protectionAcademics an
 d students interested in gender studies\, trade\, and consumerNGOs and int
 ernational organizations working on women’s economic empowerment and con
 sumer protection.&lt\;p&gt\;Understanding the specific challenges faced by
  women as consumers and entrepreneurs is crucial to empower women in the m
 arket.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Vulnerabilities arise from insufficient knowl
 edge or resources to navigate complex regulatory environments\, often plac
 ing businesswomen at a disadvantage. Technical gaps due to lack of underst
 anding for or access to the latest technologies can hinder the ability of 
 women-led SMEs to compete effectively.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Disadvantages
  in bargaining power are illustrated by the often-limited negotiating capa
 city of women against larger suppliers or customers\, impacting their abil
 ity to secure favorable terms as businesses and consumers.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\
 ;p&gt\;Empowering women as consumers and entrepreneurs requires conscious 
 efforts by policymakers and society to recognize and mitigate gender biase
 s encountered in the marketplace.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This webinar aims 
 to explore the synergies between trade\, gender\, and consumer protection\
 , offering insights into how to leverage consumer rights and improve women
  business resilience and growth.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Ob
 jectives:&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Highlight t
 he importance of gender in the context of trade and consumer&lt\;/li&gt\;&
 lt\;li&gt\;Share practical knowledge on how women-led SMEs can use consume
 r rights to protect and empower their businesses.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;
 Explore the impact of strong B2C relations on economic inclusion and the b
 roader&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Target Audienc
 e:&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Consumer experts\,
  consumer rights advocates&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Women entrepreneurs&lt\
 ;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Policy makers and government officials in trade\, gen
 der\, and consumer protection&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Academics and studen
 ts interested in gender studies\, trade\, and consumer&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li
 &gt\;NGOs and international organizations working on women’s economic em
 powerment and consumer protection.&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeti
 ng on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/44276
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