A contribution to the Policy Hackathon on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and other Trade Agreements: https://www.unescap.org/resources/online-repository-contributions-polic…
Abstract:
COVID-19 has put women…
Blockchain technology holds considerable promise to boost women’s participation in international trade. Blockchain’s anonymity and efficiency could enable many women, who otherwise would be constrained by law, custom or high costs, to engage in…
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…