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We promote gender mainstreaming as a key element to achieving inclusive and sustainable development.

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Trade Policy through a Gender Lens

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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

Equipping East African women digital entrepreneurs with skills to thrive

A new UNCTAD eTrade for Women masterclass seeks to empower and build the skills of women digital entrepreneurs in the region as well as explore opportunities amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Course equips officials to bridge gender gaps in trade policy

Training sessions saw participants from 59 countries also share experiences on the economic and gender effects of the coronavirus pandemic in their nations.

Small islands

COVID-19 puts women working in SIDS tourism industry at risk

Written by
Simonetta Zarrilli of UNCTAD and Nursel Aydiner-Avsar, Associate Professor, Akdeniz University

What future for women small-scale and informal cross-border traders when borders close?

Written by
Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief, and Mariangela Linoci, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade, Gender and Development Programme, UNCTAD

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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Trade and Gender in the Horticulture and 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

Recent publications

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The gender impact of technological upgrading in agriculture

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IANWGE compendium on integrating gender considerations in the response to COVID-19

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Making Trade Agreements Work For Gender Equality - Data and Statistics

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Gender and Trade

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Comparing Global Gender Inequality Indices: Where is Trade?

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Gender-sensitive policy recommendations to support women cross-border traders in Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia

Events and meetings

Online course on trade and gender: The gender impact of technological upgrading in agriculture

23 Nov 2020 - 13 Dec 2020

Celebrating International Women's Day 2020 - Influencing the negotiation table

Geneva, Switzerland

Regional workshop on Informal cross-border trade for empowerment of women, economic development and regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa

Dar Es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

WTO A4T Side Event: Women’s enhanced participation in trade through technological upgrading in agriculture

Geneva, Switzerland

Documents and publications

The Gender Impact of Technological Upgrading in Agriculture

UNCTAD/DITC/2020/1 - 18 Aug 2020

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IANWGE compendium on integrating gender considerations in the response to COVID-19

IANWGE/2020 - 01 Jul 2020

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Making trade agreements work for gender equality: Data and statistics

UNCTAD/PRESS/PB/2020/5 - 18 Jun 2020

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The impact of multinational and trading enterprises on gender equality - Case Finland

UNCTAD/SER.RP/2020/4 - 14 May 2020

English