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DTSTART:20230517T110000Z
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DTEND:20230517T130000Z
LOCATION:Online\, Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:Webinar on best practices and experiences on consumer protection an
 d gender
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (2020) evidenced vul
 nerabilities in health\, in access to products and services\, and in terms
  of gender and consumers. Considering that the definition of &quot\;consum
 er&quot\; includes three relevant aspects: the disparity of technical know
 ledge\, the discrepancy of economic power and the disparity of legal capac
 ity it is possible to identify the difficulties faced by women as consumer
 s. In other words\, women as consumers\, in addition to gender-related pro
 blems and challenges such as access to education and information\, can als
 o be considered vulnerable as consumers\; or hyper-vulnerable due to diffi
 culties in accessing information\, education and dispute resolution.\n\nIn
  addition to the impact of international trade on national economic polici
 es\, women as consumers are doubly impaired because they do not know or do
  not know how to claim their rights as consumers. Such a situation increas
 es the inequality of rights between men and women\, creating a vicious cir
 cle. Considering that the path to include gender in consumer protection po
 licies remain a challenge\, this webinar aims to discuss best practices an
 d paths for improvement.\n\nThis event is organized within the framework o
 f UNCTAD’s Working Group on Consumer Protection and Gender. \n\n\nNote:
  This event is only open to Government participants of  UNCTAD’s Workin
 g Group on Consumer Protection and Gender. Interpretation will not be prov
 ided for this meeting. \n&lt\;p&gt\;The pandemic caused by the new corona
 virus (2020) evidenced vulnerabilities in health\, in access to products a
 nd services\, and in terms of gender and consumers. Considering that the d
 efinition of &quot\;consumer&quot\; includes three relevant aspects: the d
 isparity of technical knowledge\, the discrepancy of economic power and th
 e disparity of legal capacity it is possible to identify the difficulties 
 faced by women as consumers. In other words\, women as consumers\, in addi
 tion to gender-related problems and challenges such as access to education
  and information\, can also be considered vulnerable as consumers\; or hyp
 er-vulnerable due to difficulties in accessing information\, education and
  dispute resolution.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;In addition to the impact o
 f international trade on national economic policies\, women as consumers a
 re doubly impaired because they do not know or do not know how to claim th
 eir rights as consumers. Such a situation increases the inequality of righ
 ts between men and women\, creating a vicious circle. Considering that the
  path to include gender in consumer protection policies remain a challenge
 \, this webinar aims to discuss best practices and paths for improvement.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;This event is organized within the framework of 
 UNCTAD’s Working Group on Consumer Protection and Gender.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt
 \;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;br /&gt\;\nNote: This event is only open to G
 overnment participants of &amp\;nbsp\;UNCTAD’s Working Group on Consumer
  Protection and Gender. Interpretation will not be provided for this meeti
 ng.&amp\;nbsp\;&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://uncta
 d.org/meeting/webinar-best-practices-and-experiences-consumer-protection-a
 nd-gender
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