In collaboration between CAWTAR and SIDA, the Regional Project entitled «Empowering Women towards Gender Equality in the MENA Region through Gender Mainstreaming in Economic Policies and Trade Agreements» intends to produce data and information to present evidence of the correlation between Gender and Trade to be used in advocacy, policy dialogue and planning for change towards gender equality. The initial hypothesis of the study is that gender is partially mainstreamed in economic policies and trade. To test the hypothesis of the study, it was important to answer an important question: Why are women in Lebanon still unable to access the markets and do business on equal basis with men despite high educational attainment. The study comprises three parts: Part I is dedicated to highlight issues related to gender equality, human rights and development. It portrays main important indicators for gender, rights and development. It also highlights the legal and human rights including economic and social rights and presents policies / strategies and mechanisms at national in relation to gender equality and the economic empowerment of women. While, Part II is dedicated to the GAAA Gender and Trade, where it presents the findings of the survey at the organization, programmes and advocacy levels. Finally, Part III is dedicated to highlighting the achievements in relation to gender equality and economic empowerment of women with special focus on trade as well as highlighting the gaps that needs to be addressed and the way forward

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Center of Arab Women for Training and Research(CAWTAR)

​gender equality//economic empowerment//gender and trade//humain rights//labor