Health pandemics affect women and men differently, and they can make the existing gender inequalities much worse. COVID-19 is one such pandemic, which can have substantial gendered implications both during and in the post-pandemic world. Its…
An opinion on how COVID-19 is inflicting harm to women in trade and commerce, and how free trade agreements might help women gain empowerment in a pandemic-inflicted economy. https://issuu.com/forbeslatam/docs/forbes_agosto_2020
This study sought to Investigate the extent of participation of beneficiaries (women and youth) in accessing the government procurement opportunities in terms of volume and value of government tenders awarded to women owned, youth and PWD owned…
The Government of Kenya (GOK) has made significant and tremendous progress in addressing inequality and gender equality through the empowerment programmes of vulnerable groups such women, youth, and people living with disabilities (PWD). The country…
Working with ITC, I have prepared a new and the very first tool-kit to gauge gender responsiveness in trade agreements. The tool-kit is explained in the report I have prepared for ITC. The report also includes ten steps to mainstream gender in trade…
An opinion published in: El Universal, https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/covid-19-biased-against-women
"Las mujeres ante la pandemia de covid-19: ¿Cómo pueden ayudar las leyes de comercio internacional?"
Publicada en Foreign Affairs Latam: http://revistafal.com/fal-20-3/
Las mujeres serán las más afectadas por la crisis generada por la pandemia de covid-19. No obstante, serán también los pilares para la recuperación económica en la mayoría de los…
In the recent years, we have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) with gender-related provisions. The key champions of this evolution include Canada, Chile, and the European Union. These countries have proposed a…
This book is a timely and comprehensive analysis of the links between trade and food security, using available data as well as evidence from economic theory and history. It is an edited publication, drawing on expertise from senior staff at the WTO…
WCP Chair holder Michael Ewing-Chow organized a WTO panel "Trade and X: the Future of the WTO" with other WCP Chair holders Bradly Condon, Valentina Delich, Pinar Artiran, chaired by Mark Wu and commented by Henry Gao at the SIEL conference in…