BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d5fdf66f28 DTSTART:20160523T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20160523T040000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of W omen CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Women are important players in trade: they manufacture products \, trade goods across borders\, manage and own trading firms and constitut e a significant part the workforce in export-oriented sectors.\n\nWomen ha ve increased their share of the labour force and of jobs in management and as entrepreneurs\, and their growing participation in the economy has bee n a major engine of global growth and competitiveness.\n\nDespite all thes e advancements\, women'\;s potential in trade is too often held back b y the many constraints they face. To analyse such problems and discuss pos sible solutions\, UNCTAD is organizing this expert meeting.\n\nThe meeting will provide the opportunity to explore the gender and trade nexus focusi ng on three sectors:\n\n\n\nAgriculture\n\n\nManufacturing\n\n\nServices\n \n\n\nIt will also allow a discussion of the treatment of gender equality and women'\;s economic empowerment within new global development frame works\, namely the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis A baba Action Agenda on financing for development.\n\nThe meeting\, which is expected to be participatory and interactive\, will review current thinki ng and evidence on trade and gender and offer the opportunity for a focuse d discussion on the issues under consideration.\n\n \n\nContributed Paper s\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief pap ers (3-5 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the prov isional agenda\, which will be available on the UNCTAD website.\n\nThese p apers will be made available to the meeting in the form and language in wh ich they are received.\n<\;p>\;Women are important players in trade: t hey manufacture products\, trade goods across borders\, manage and own tra ding firms and constitute a significant part the workforce in export-orien ted sectors.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Women have increased their share of the labour force and of jobs in management and as entrepreneurs\, and the ir growing participation in the economy has been a major engine of global growth and competitiveness.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Despite all these ad vancements\, women'\;s potential in trade is too often held back by th e many constraints they face. To analyse such problems and discuss possibl e solutions\, UNCTAD is organizing this expert meeting.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;The meeting will provide the opportunity to explore the gender and trade nexus focusing on three sectors:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\; li>\;\n<\;p>\;Agriculture<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n <\;p>\;Manufacturing<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p& gt\;Services<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;It wi ll also allow a discussion of the treatment of gender equality and women&# 039\;s economic empowerment within new global development frameworks\, nam ely the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meetin g\, which is expected to be participatory and interactive\, will review cu rrent thinking and evidence on trade and gender and offer the opportunity for a focused discussion on the issues under consideration.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contrib uted Papers<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encoura ged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief papers (3-5 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda\, which w ill be available on the UNCTAD website.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;These pa pers will be made available to the meeting in the form and language in whi ch they are received.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/ /unctad.org/meeting/expert-meeting-trade-tool-economic-empowerment-women DTSTAMP:20260707T202151Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4d5fdf66f93 DTSTART:20160524T040000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20160524T040000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of W omen CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Women are important players in trade: they manufacture products \, trade goods across borders\, manage and own trading firms and constitut e a significant part the workforce in export-oriented sectors.\n\nWomen ha ve increased their share of the labour force and of jobs in management and as entrepreneurs\, and their growing participation in the economy has bee n a major engine of global growth and competitiveness.\n\nDespite all thes e advancements\, women'\;s potential in trade is too often held back b y the many constraints they face. To analyse such problems and discuss pos sible solutions\, UNCTAD is organizing this expert meeting.\n\nThe meeting will provide the opportunity to explore the gender and trade nexus focusi ng on three sectors:\n\n\n\nAgriculture\n\n\nManufacturing\n\n\nServices\n \n\n\nIt will also allow a discussion of the treatment of gender equality and women'\;s economic empowerment within new global development frame works\, namely the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis A baba Action Agenda on financing for development.\n\nThe meeting\, which is expected to be participatory and interactive\, will review current thinki ng and evidence on trade and gender and offer the opportunity for a focuse d discussion on the issues under consideration.\n\n \n\nContributed Paper s\n\nExperts are encouraged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief pap ers (3-5 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the prov isional agenda\, which will be available on the UNCTAD website.\n\nThese p apers will be made available to the meeting in the form and language in wh ich they are received.\n<\;p>\;Women are important players in trade: t hey manufacture products\, trade goods across borders\, manage and own tra ding firms and constitute a significant part the workforce in export-orien ted sectors.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Women have increased their share of the labour force and of jobs in management and as entrepreneurs\, and the ir growing participation in the economy has been a major engine of global growth and competitiveness.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Despite all these ad vancements\, women'\;s potential in trade is too often held back by th e many constraints they face. To analyse such problems and discuss possibl e solutions\, UNCTAD is organizing this expert meeting.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;The meeting will provide the opportunity to explore the gender and trade nexus focusing on three sectors:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n<\; li>\;\n<\;p>\;Agriculture<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n <\;p>\;Manufacturing<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p& gt\;Services<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;It wi ll also allow a discussion of the treatment of gender equality and women&# 039\;s economic empowerment within new global development frameworks\, nam ely the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The meetin g\, which is expected to be participatory and interactive\, will review cu rrent thinking and evidence on trade and gender and offer the opportunity for a focused discussion on the issues under consideration.<\;/p>\;\n\ n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Contrib uted Papers<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts are encoura ged to prepare and submit to the meeting brief papers (3-5 pages) related to one or more of the issues contained in the provisional agenda\, which w ill be available on the UNCTAD website.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;These pa pers will be made available to the meeting in the form and language in whi ch they are received.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/ /unctad.org/meeting/expert-meeting-trade-tool-economic-empowerment-women DTSTAMP:20260707T202151Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR