Book launch: “Trade Policy and Gender Equality” by Cambridge University Press at the WTO Public Forum, Geneva, Switzerland.

Mexico - 12 September 2023

This book launch revolved around how the implementation of gender-inclusive trade policies can enhance women's access to wider markets and promote sustainable value chains. These policies aim to address gender disparities, support inclusiveness and encourage environmentally friendly production and distribution processes, among other measures.

The book “Trade Policy and Gender Equality” discusses how trade policies create both ‘winners’ and ‘losers’, as some actors stand to benefit and others are left behind. More often than not, it has been women who have borne the negative impacts of international trade policy and it is thus imperative that future trade policy is negotiated and implemented with an eye towards women empowerment. This collection presents an innovative, systematic evaluation of the debate relating to international trade law, policy and gender equality. It analyses the role of WTO as a trade policy setter, current debates and possibilities for gender-inclusive trade agreements and other emerging topics such as e-commerce and gender responsive standards. With a range of interdisciplinary contributions, contributions from diverse authors and national and regional case studies, this collection offers a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the intersections between trade law and gender, and is vital to ensuring that both men and women ‘win’ from trade policy in the future.
More information about the event:
https://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum23_e/pf23_session_fullp...

LINK TO THE PUBLICATION:
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/trade-...

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