Gender Equality

Experts examine the challenges to overcome to level the digital trade playing field for women in developing countries and boost gender equality.

The UN Trade Forum 2023 will highlight how developing countries can use trade to tackle global challenges including protecting the ocean, reducing digital and gender inequalities, and building more resilient economies.

Experts at an UNCTAD event outline how to enable women to benefit more from the digital revolution and enhance their participation in trade.

An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in rural communities in the southern African nation.

By Shamika N. Sirimanne, Director of Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD and Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework

UNCTAD’s online courses equip participants to design and implement policies to bridge gender gaps in trade.

Participants of UNCTAD and Okayama University’s Young Female Scientist Programme are breaking the glass ceiling in science, technology, engineering and maths.

The country’s online system is making it easier for women entrepreneurs to access the benefits of registering their company with the government.

A new UNCTAD report outlines ways to accelerate a more gender-equal digital economy for women’s economic and social empowerment.

Following the first World Trade Congress on Gender, Mr. Moreno discusses how trade policy could make crisis response and recovery more inclusive.