IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FUNDS IN KENYA

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 has a very progressive constitution which promotes women economic empowerment. Article 27/8 stipulates that State shall take legislative and other measures, including affirmative action programmes and policies designed to redress any disadvantage suffered by individuals or groups because of past discrimination.

Special Talk: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Women in International Trade: Can Free Trade Agreements Help Reboot the Economy?

A guest lecture at UNAM, Mexico City on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Women in International Trade: Can Free Trade Agreements Help Reboot the Economy?

Presentation attached.

Can Free Trade Agreements Accommodate Gender Justice and Help with Inclusive Recovery in Post-COVID-19 World?

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 economic and social consequences could deepen the existing gender inequalities and roll back the limited gains made in respect of women empowerment in the past few decades.

Online Conference: The 3R Initiative: Re-thinking, Re-packaging and Rescuing World Trade Law"

Organised this online conference, with 20+ speakers and discussants from different universities and 100+ participants overall. The discussions focussed on rethinking, repackaging and rescuing world trade law. Details here: https://lawschoolsgloballeague.com/event/summer-academic-conference-17-…

Mainstreaming Gender in Free Trade Agreements

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 deals and model clauses for countries to adapt. These lessons are based on a research assessment of 73 selected free trade agreements in force among 25 Commonwealth countries.

ITC: https://www.intracen.org/publication/mainstreaming-gender-FTA/

"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 países afectados. Por lo tanto, las políticas del comercio internacional deben de tener en cuenta la importancia de las mujeres a la hora de planear la recuperación económica.

Virtual Roundtable: What Will COVID-19 Mean for the Participation of Developing Countries in the Global Trading System

The unprecedented economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having dramatic effects on world trade and appears very likely to trigger lasting changes to the world trading system, regardless of how the next phase of 'opening up' from lock downs progresses. Against this background the Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House and University of Sussex co-hostes a round table under the UK Trade Policy Observatory on 'What Will COVID-19 Mean for the Participation of Developing Countries in the Global Trading System in the Short and Long Run?'.

Measuring the Gender-Responsiveness of Free Trade Agreements: Using a Self-Evaluation Maturity Framework

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 new paradigm, i.e., a paradigm where FTAs are considered vehicles to achieving the economic empowerment of women. This trend is spreading like a wild-fire to other parts of the world. More and more countries are expressing their interest in ensuring that their FTAs are gender-responsive and not simply gender-neutral or gender-blind in nature.

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