Will women fall behind in the race for strategic minerals? Lessons from Latin America
By Luz María de la Mora, Director of UNCTAD's division on international trade and commodities
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- Trade Policy through a Gender Lens
- E-Learning on Trade and Gender
- The Global Debate on Gender
- Women in STEM: Changing the narrative
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- Gender-inclusive digital transformation in ASEAN
- Data and statistics for more gender-responsive trade policies in Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia
- Enhancing the horticulture and sustainable tourism sectors of Myanmar
- Trade and Gender in the East African Community
- Women in Informal Cross-border Trade
- PACER Plus transparency and trade portals
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9 March 2026
International Women’s Day: Critical minerals, critical choices
18 – 21 November 2025
eTrade for Women Masterclass for South-East Asia and the Pacific
Manila, Philippines
16 June – 20 July 2025
Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures from a gender perspective
Online
2 – 5 December 2024
eTrade for Women masterclass for South Asia
Delhi, India
17 June – 21 July 2024
Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures (NTMs) from a gender perspective
Online
13 March 2024
CSW68 side event - Empowering Women Through Trade: Breaking barriers and transforming subsistence into value chain participation.
New York, United States of America
Documents
04 Mar 2026
The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women’s participation in the mining sector
English01 Dec 2025
Women in Cross-Border Trade: Case study in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru
English05 Aug 2024
The impact of non-tariff measures on women’s e-commerce businesses in developing countries
English26 Mar 2024
An ocean of opportunities: The potential of seaweed to advance food, environmental and gender dimensions of the SDGs
English08 Nov 2023
Trade and entrepreneurship in Indonesia from a gender and development perspective
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