Training Module Course: Women and Trade in the Americas, jointly prepared by Chairs in Barbados, Chile and Mexico

Mexico - 2 December 2021

Trade topics: Gender and Trade

Training Module Course: Women and Trade in the Americas, held online from 22 November to 2 December 2021, jointly prepared by Chairs in Barbados, Chile and Mexico

The course, organized by the WTO Chairs of Barbados, Mexico and Chile, was made possible by funding provided under the WTO Chairs Programme. It brought together 35 students from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Kenya, Senegal, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica. The course introduced the concepts and definitions of feminism, gender, and gender policies; provided an overview of the numbers and the impact of trade on women from economic, social and political perspectives; reviewed how gender is being “mainstreamed” into WTO members’ policies through international, regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements; evaluated trends relating to the participation of women in specific sectors; highlighted ways in which regional and international organizations are promoting the women and trade agenda. The course also was lectured by persons from a wide field of expertise – from Ministers of government, to heads of regional and international organizations, academics, researchers, negotiators and practitioners. The edited version of the course will be made available on the SRC website and WTO Chairs Programme website.

All recordings can be found here: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/src-short-courses/

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