GENDER AND TRADE

To understand the impact of trade liberalisation on human development and its differing impact on women and men, we need to understand the different roles played by women and men in economic activities. Human development requires equitable sustainable economic growth, and women’s and men’s human rights need to be put at the forefront.

2008

Submission and presentation to the UNCTAD India International Seminar on Moving Towards Gender Sensitisation of Trade Policy, New Delhi, 25-27 February 2008
Powerpoint Presentation on EU Trade Policies - the blueprint
Full paper : Think Small First

2007

Equity in Trade negotiations : A gender review of the EPAs - in Trade Negotiation Insights March - April 2007 (Volume 6 Number 2)

2006

EPA Gender Review (December 2006)

Entry points for gender equity objectives - a pro-development benchmarking approach to monitoring EPA negotiations - Aprodev presentation at the CSGR Warwick Seminar

2003

Gender Dimension of Economic Partnership Agreements (Dakar workshop, October 2003)

La dimension genre dans les Accords de Partenariat Economique (atelier de Dakar, Octobre 2003)

The report of the workshop organised jointly by Aprodev and Aid Transparency in October 2003 in Dakar looks at different issues in EPA negotiations such as reciprocity, market access, fiscal revenues, development issues with a focus on the regional negotiations in ECOWAS and partly SADC. Under each heading, the key issues and the gender dimension are identified.

Gender and Trade - EAA Briefing paper ( 2003)

Gender Budgeting: Links between gender, aid and trade - Aprodev and ERO, February 2002