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LOCATION:New York\, United States of America
SUMMARY:CSW67 side event - Gender gaps in trade and development: Does digit
 alization hold solutions?
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DESCRIPTION:In the framework of the 67th Commission of the Status of Women 
 (CSW67)\, UNCTAD in partnership with Chile\, will organize the side event 
 “Gender gaps in trade and development: Does digitalization hold solution
 s?”.\n\nCreating a supporting environment for digitalization and digital
  trade is an important component of policymaking. The shift to digitalizat
 ion holds the potential to improve productivity\, sustainability\, and res
 ilience in many economic sectors\, with expected benefits for all countrie
 s but particularly for developing countries.\n\nFor small-scale women entr
 epreneurs\, digitalization and e-commerce can represent an important oppor
 tunity for economic progress and empowerment. However\, digital gender div
 ides persist. Lack of digital literacy\, inadequate understanding of the b
 enefits of Internet usage\, lack of access to appropriate devices\, lack o
 f relevant content in accessible languages on the Internet\, as well as hi
 gh costs are the main reasons for limited adoption of new technologies by 
 women. Gender digital gaps risk reinforcing and accentuating the pre-exist
 ing gender gaps in society and in the economy.\n\nThe side event will disc
 uss opportunities\, bottlenecks and key strategic interventions at the int
 ernational and domestic levels that would enable women to benefit further 
 from the digital revolution and to enhance their participation in trade. I
 t will also look at data needs in support of sound policymaking in this di
 rection.\n\nIssues that will be discussed include:\n\n\nThe policies that 
 can be put in place – or have already been put in place – to help wome
 n entrepreneurs to further benefit from the digital revolution and to expl
 ore the opportunities offered by e-commerce\;\nWhether digital technologie
 s have facilitated the entry of women into higher value-added sectors\;\nW
 hether digital platforms can be used to support small businesses and local
  products\;\nThe role of public-private partnerships\;\nSuccess stories an
 d the lessons learned\;\nEffective methods to strengthen synergies between
  institutions working on trade\, statistics\, gender equality and on digit
 alization\, in line with the SDGs commitment to close digital divides and 
 gender gaps.\n\n\nModerator\n\nCaitlin Kraft-Buchman\, CEO / Founder\, Wom
 en at the Table\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nAlejandro Buvinic\, Head of Services\, In
 vestment and Digital Economy Division\, Undersecretariat of International 
 Economic Relations\, Ministry of Foreign Affairs\, Chile\nSimonetta Zarril
 li\, Chief\, Trade\, Gender and Development Programme\, UNCTAD\nFernanda C
 ontreras Stange\, Head of Studio of Gamaga by Kongregate\, Chile\n\nhttps:
 //www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw67-2023\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:/
 /unctad.org/meeting/csw67-side-event-gender-gaps-trade-and-development-doe
 s-digitalization-hold-solutions
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