BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70af621e2b DTSTART:20090309T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20090309T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:Single-year Expert meeting on mainstreaming gender in trade policy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The topic of the expert meeting was approved by the extended Bu reau of the Trade and Development Board on 29 August 2008.\n\nThe Accra Ac cord requested UNCTAD to "\;strengthen its work on the linkages betwee n trade and internationally agreed development goals and objectives\, incl uding the Millennium Development Goals\, including poverty reduction and g ender equality"\; (para. 96 (d)).\n\nGlobalization and trade liberaliz ation are often assumed to be gender-neutral. As a result\, national prior ities for trade policies and trade negotiations are generally determined w ith little gender analysis. Yet globalization and trade liberalization hav e different effects on women and men because of their different access to and control of economic and social resources\, decision-making and partici pation.\n\nMainstreaming gender in trade policy means:\n\n\nAssessing whic h impacts trade policies and trade liberalization could have on the well-b eing of men and women\, under the assumption that distinct sectors and gro ups within a country will be impacted differently\; and consequently\n \n Formulating trade policies and pacing trade liberalization in a gender-sen sitive manner.\n\n\nThe expert meeting will:\n\n\nDiscuss the impact of tr ade policies on gender by presenting cases where trade liberalization has been associated with rising employment and entrepreneurial opportunities f or women\, as well as cases where trade liberalization has exacerbated exi sting gender inequalities and worsened women´s economic and social status .\n \nOffer a forum where different stakeholders including the members of the United Nations Task Force on Gender and Trade may exchange experience s and present the main findings of their relevant work.\n \nProvide the o pportunity to discuss relevant strategies to make trade policies more resp onsive to gender considerations. Within this context\, specific policies a nd instruments will be analysed and their possible implementation at the n ational\, regional and/or multilateral levels will be discussed.\n \nPres ent the occasion for member countries to agree on possible further activit ies that UNCTAD\, in cooperation with the United Nations Task Force on Gen der and Trade and other relevant stakeholders\, may be requested to carry on in order to further promote and advocate gender mainstreaming in trade policy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInput from experts\n\nExperts nominated by member Sta tes are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately five pages) as co ntributions to the work of the meeting.\n\nThe papers should be submitted by 27 February 2009.\n\nThe papers will be made available at the meeting i n the form and language in which they are received.\n\nSubmit papers to:\n \nMs. Simonetta Zarrilli\nPalais des Nations\nCH-1211 Geneva 10\nSwitzerla nd\n\nF.: +41 (0)22 917 5622\nE.: simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\n\n\n\nm ailto:simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/ /unctad.org/meeting/single-year-expert-meeting-mainstreaming-gender-trade- policy DTSTAMP:20261020T063222Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70af621e65 DTSTART:20090310T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20090310T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:Single-year Expert meeting on mainstreaming gender in trade policy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The topic of the expert meeting was approved by the extended Bu reau of the Trade and Development Board on 29 August 2008.\n\nThe Accra Ac cord requested UNCTAD to "\;strengthen its work on the linkages betwee n trade and internationally agreed development goals and objectives\, incl uding the Millennium Development Goals\, including poverty reduction and g ender equality"\; (para. 96 (d)).\n\nGlobalization and trade liberaliz ation are often assumed to be gender-neutral. As a result\, national prior ities for trade policies and trade negotiations are generally determined w ith little gender analysis. Yet globalization and trade liberalization hav e different effects on women and men because of their different access to and control of economic and social resources\, decision-making and partici pation.\n\nMainstreaming gender in trade policy means:\n\n\nAssessing whic h impacts trade policies and trade liberalization could have on the well-b eing of men and women\, under the assumption that distinct sectors and gro ups within a country will be impacted differently\; and consequently\n \n Formulating trade policies and pacing trade liberalization in a gender-sen sitive manner.\n\n\nThe expert meeting will:\n\n\nDiscuss the impact of tr ade policies on gender by presenting cases where trade liberalization has been associated with rising employment and entrepreneurial opportunities f or women\, as well as cases where trade liberalization has exacerbated exi sting gender inequalities and worsened women´s economic and social status .\n \nOffer a forum where different stakeholders including the members of the United Nations Task Force on Gender and Trade may exchange experience s and present the main findings of their relevant work.\n \nProvide the o pportunity to discuss relevant strategies to make trade policies more resp onsive to gender considerations. Within this context\, specific policies a nd instruments will be analysed and their possible implementation at the n ational\, regional and/or multilateral levels will be discussed.\n \nPres ent the occasion for member countries to agree on possible further activit ies that UNCTAD\, in cooperation with the United Nations Task Force on Gen der and Trade and other relevant stakeholders\, may be requested to carry on in order to further promote and advocate gender mainstreaming in trade policy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInput from experts\n\nExperts nominated by member Sta tes are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately five pages) as co ntributions to the work of the meeting.\n\nThe papers should be submitted by 27 February 2009.\n\nThe papers will be made available at the meeting i n the form and language in which they are received.\n\nSubmit papers to:\n \nMs. Simonetta Zarrilli\nPalais des Nations\nCH-1211 Geneva 10\nSwitzerla nd\n\nF.: +41 (0)22 917 5622\nE.: simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\n\n\n\nm ailto:simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/ /unctad.org/meeting/single-year-expert-meeting-mainstreaming-gender-trade- policy DTSTAMP:20261020T063222Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ad70af621e6c DTSTART:20090311T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20090311T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:Single-year Expert meeting on mainstreaming gender in trade policy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The topic of the expert meeting was approved by the extended Bu reau of the Trade and Development Board on 29 August 2008.\n\nThe Accra Ac cord requested UNCTAD to "\;strengthen its work on the linkages betwee n trade and internationally agreed development goals and objectives\, incl uding the Millennium Development Goals\, including poverty reduction and g ender equality"\; (para. 96 (d)).\n\nGlobalization and trade liberaliz ation are often assumed to be gender-neutral. As a result\, national prior ities for trade policies and trade negotiations are generally determined w ith little gender analysis. Yet globalization and trade liberalization hav e different effects on women and men because of their different access to and control of economic and social resources\, decision-making and partici pation.\n\nMainstreaming gender in trade policy means:\n\n\nAssessing whic h impacts trade policies and trade liberalization could have on the well-b eing of men and women\, under the assumption that distinct sectors and gro ups within a country will be impacted differently\; and consequently\n \n Formulating trade policies and pacing trade liberalization in a gender-sen sitive manner.\n\n\nThe expert meeting will:\n\n\nDiscuss the impact of tr ade policies on gender by presenting cases where trade liberalization has been associated with rising employment and entrepreneurial opportunities f or women\, as well as cases where trade liberalization has exacerbated exi sting gender inequalities and worsened women´s economic and social status .\n \nOffer a forum where different stakeholders including the members of the United Nations Task Force on Gender and Trade may exchange experience s and present the main findings of their relevant work.\n \nProvide the o pportunity to discuss relevant strategies to make trade policies more resp onsive to gender considerations. Within this context\, specific policies a nd instruments will be analysed and their possible implementation at the n ational\, regional and/or multilateral levels will be discussed.\n \nPres ent the occasion for member countries to agree on possible further activit ies that UNCTAD\, in cooperation with the United Nations Task Force on Gen der and Trade and other relevant stakeholders\, may be requested to carry on in order to further promote and advocate gender mainstreaming in trade policy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInput from experts\n\nExperts nominated by member Sta tes are encouraged to submit brief papers (approximately five pages) as co ntributions to the work of the meeting.\n\nThe papers should be submitted by 27 February 2009.\n\nThe papers will be made available at the meeting i n the form and language in which they are received.\n\nSubmit papers to:\n \nMs. Simonetta Zarrilli\nPalais des Nations\nCH-1211 Geneva 10\nSwitzerla nd\n\nF.: +41 (0)22 917 5622\nE.: simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\n\n\n\nm ailto:simonetta.zarrilli@unctad.org\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/ /unctad.org/meeting/single-year-expert-meeting-mainstreaming-gender-trade- policy DTSTAMP:20261020T063222Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR