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LOCATION:Online\, 
SUMMARY:A conversation on gender and consumer rights 
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Consumer protection is fundamental for assuring consumers&#039\
 ; rights to information\, education\, safe products\, protection of their 
 economic interests\, sustainable consumption\, dispute resolution\, or non
 -discrimination.Yet information and advertising are often not presented in
  a gender-neutral way\, contributing to stereotyping and patterns that do 
 not support gender equality. Also\, some existing gender inequalities\, su
 ch as in education or access to resources\, may justify different consumer
  protection initiatives and tools for better supporting women.Recognizing 
 these concerns\, the recently adopted Argentinian Guide for Good Practices
  in Consumer Relations with the Perspective on Gender and Diversity provid
 es valuable recommendations on how to engage in consumer relations respect
 ing gender and diversity.UNCTAD will host an online panel session to highl
 ight the gender dimension and challenges related to consumer rights\, and 
 discuss the roles and responsibilities of various actors. Key issues to b
 e addressed:Consumer protection: Do women have a special role to play?Why 
 is stereotyping in advertisement a concern from the perspective of consume
 r protection? And what role can policy play?What are the evolving needs of
  protecting consumers in the digital world\, is there a gender dimension?E
 xamples of where consumer protection made a difference for womenWhat is th
 e role of the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection in terms of promoting 
 social and economic development and sustainability? ProgrammeIntroduction
 :Ms. Isabelle Durant\, Deputy Secretary-General\, UNCTADPanelists:Dr. Seba
 stián Barocelli\, Director\, National Directorate on Consumer Protection 
 and Consumer Arbitration\, ArgentinaDr. Betilde Muñoz Pogossian\, Directo
 r\, Department of Social Inclusion\, Organisation of American StatesMs. He
 lena Leurent\, Director General\, Consumers InternationalMs. Arlin Chondro
 \, Founder of Peek.me Naturals\, member of eTrade for Women\, IndonesiaMod
 erator:Ms. Teresa Moreira\, Head\, Competition and Consumer Policies Branc
 h\, UNCTAD Watch video recording https://youtu.be/taiZ08g5ego&quot\; tar
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 View meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/conversation-gender
 -and-consumer-rights
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