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E-Learning on Trade and Gender

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The Global Debate on Gender

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Women in STEM: Changing the narrative

News

An Iraqi entrepreneur develops her business idea.

Iraq: Online portal opens doors for women in business

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

Women textile workers perform quality control tests in İzmir, Turkey.

Making trade work better for women after crises: A Q&A with UNCTAD deputy Pedro Manuel Moreno

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

Nina Angelovska spoke on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York to advocate for women in the digital economy.

Empowering women entrepreneurs in the digital economy

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

Mozambican Uneiza Ali Issufo steers a construction business she founded to thrive in what’s traditionally seen as a men’s industry.

Women entrepreneurs share their climb to success

A new UNCTAD publication looks at what it takes to make women-led businesses thrive in challenging times.

Projects

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Data and statistics for more gender-responsive trade policies in Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia

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Enhancing the horticulture and sustainable tourism sectors of Myanmar

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Trade and Gender in the East African Community

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Women in Informal Cross-border Trade

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PACER Plus transparency and trade portals

Special Initiative

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Le 8 du mois until we're there

Recent publications

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Fostering Women Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy

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Empretec Women in Business: Building purpose-driven enterprises amid crises

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Exploring the role of voluntary sustainability standards in women’s economic empowerment in the agriculture sector in developing countries

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Looking at the trade and gender nexus from a development perspective: A brief overview

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Neutral policies, uneven impacts: Non-tariff measures through a gender lens

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Trade, Gender and Development Programme

Events and meetings

Online course on Trade and Gender Linkages with a Focus on the Least Developed Countries

13 Mar 2023 - 16 Apr 2023

Online course on trade and gender with a focus on least developed countries (LDCs)

31 Oct 2022 - 4 Dec 2022

WTO Public Forum Session 6 - Inclusive Trade Agenda: Enabling Women Traders in the Wake of COVID-19

Geneva, Switzerland

ADB-UNCTAD Virtual Seminar on Gender and Trade

Documents and publications

Fostering Women Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy: Insights from UNCTAD’s eTrade for Women Advocates (2019-2021 Cohort)

UNCTAD/DTL/ECDE/2022/3 - 08 Dec 2022

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Empretec Women in Business: Building purpose-driven enterprises amid crises

UNCTAD/DIAE/ED/2022/1 - 21 Nov 2022

English

Exploring the role of voluntary sustainability standards in women’s economic empowerment in the agriculture sector in developing countries

UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2022/5 - 16 Nov 2022

English

Women in informal cross-border trade in Zambia: A small-scale trader’s guide to trade rules and procedures

07 Jul 2022

English