Gender and Free Trade Agreements: Best Practices and Policy Guidance
Abstract
This report identifies best practices and provides policy guidance on how public policy can promote the participation of women entrepreneurs, women producers and women-led export firms in accessing market opportunities through trade agreements. Specifically, the report: provides a brief overview of the evidence on gender and trade liberalization; identifies key obstacles that reduce the participation of women entrepreneurs, women producers and women-led export firms in accessing the market opportunities of free trade agreements; sets out global, regional and bilateral, best practices in promoting the participation of women entrepreneurs, women producers and women-led export firms in accessing the market opportunities of free trade agreements; and provides policy guidance to stakeholders in Peru and Colombia to further this agenda.
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| 2019-02-10 14:35:32
Document Type
Report
Keywords :
/Gender and Free Trade Agreements //Gender and trade//Women and business//Women entrepreneurs//Women and economic participation// Economic development //Best practices//Peru / /Colombia //Canada/