This project is aimed at improving the understanding of why mainstreaming gender equality considerations in the trade policy context is of crucial importance. The expected outputs, a comprehensive publication on the subject as well as a dedicated special issue of the Latin American Journal of Trade Policy, will address the different approaches and experiences of countries in the region in this respect, the impediments that restrict progress, and the road ahead to achieve a more inclusive trading environment and regulatory framework.

This project is aimed at improving the understanding of why mainstreaming gender equality considerations in the trade policy context is of crucial importance. The expected outputs, a comprehensive publication on the subject as well as a dedicated special issue of the Latin American Journal of Trade Policy, will address the different approaches and experiences of countries in the region in this respect, the impediments that restrict progress, and the road ahead to achieve a more inclusive trading environment and regulatory framework.

The overarching aim of the project is to reflect upon the discussion on women and trade that takes place within the larger WTO context and draw conclusions on how to better achieve inclusiveness in trade. The project began when TURKTRADE, an NGO in Turkey with 34 member firms (representing 15% of Turkey’s total exports) approached the Chair with this proposal. There is also demand from the Turkish Ministry of Trade for studies in this field.
 

The project aims at analysing the effects of COVID-19 on Mauritian MSMEs including women and blue entrepreneurs.

The main focus of this project is the role that trade may play in empowering women and enhancing their contribution, especially in light of the fact that women participation in labour force in the region is considered the lowest compared to others.
 

Firms engaged in international trade account for a large share of South Africa’s output and employment. Therefore, their behaviour has potentially large effects on national outcomes including gender inequality. In this paper, we test whether the gender wage gap (GWG) of trading firms differs from that of domestic firms based on a growing literature that has outlined how the special characteristics of trading firms could lead to such a different GWG.