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22 November 2018
Standards bodies have an important role to play in achieving gender equality, according to a recommendation adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on 15 November. The recommendation, which builds on two years of consideration on how standards bodies could contribute to...
16 November 2018
Gender is being mainstreamed into several recent trade agreements and negotiations. Gender-specific data and gender-sensitive impact assessments should guide negotiations. The role and needs of women-led businesses need to be addressed to promote their economic empowerment. International trade...
6 November 2018
African women are frequently over-represented in cross-border trade; however, their specific needs are insufficiently addressed. The migration aspect of cross-border trade requires greater prominence, including attention to the gendered characteristics of migration. Female traders require greater...
2 November 2018
Findings from firm-level surveys do not point to major differences between genders in participation in e-commerce or in the severity of regulatory challenges facing men- or women-led companies. There is an important research agenda ahead to understand how women-led firms perform as online sellers...
29 October 2018
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s recent experience in incorporating gender considerations into its operations provides insight into how multilateral organisations can concretely move the gender and trade agenda forward. The APEC Gender Inclusion Guidelines indicate how gender-...
25 October 2018
Discrimination based on gender or marital status is yet to be prohibited in areas relevant to women’s use of financial services in many countries. Firm-level data show that women-owned and -run firms differ significantly from other firms in terms of their ability to access financial services, and...
1 September 2018
Международный валютный фонд представил доклад о влиянии обучения девочек и женщин на увеличение гендерного равенства. По данным МВФ, несмотря на старания государств стимулировать участие женщин в трудовой деятельности, женщины по-прежнему составляют меньшую долю рабочей силы, чем мужчины в...
9 August 2018
Participation in garment global value chains has positively affected the condition of women with many moving out of the informal sector to industrialised salaried employment. Harnessing the social upgrading potential of Myanmar’s growing garment industry for women’s economic empowerment will...
11 June 2018
L’organisation non-gouvernementale rwandaise Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe mène depuis six ans un projet d’autonomisation des femmes axé sur le petit commerce transfrontalier. Pourquoi est-il important, sous l’angle du genre, de faciliter ce type de commerce ? Issue de la société civile rwandaise, Pro-...
5 June 2018
Over the last six years, the Rwandese non-governmental organisation Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe has been implementing a project aimed at empowering women cross-border traders. Why is it important to facilitate small-scale cross-border trade from a gender perspective? Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe is a Rwandan...
30 April 2018
En Afrique, beaucoup d’habitants des zones rurales sont encore privés d’accès à l’électricité. En réponse à ce défi, Solar Sister soutient l’entrepreneuriat féminin et la création d’entreprises dans le secteur des énergies renouvelables, qui permettent de diffuser les technologies solaires dans les...
24 April 2018
Many Africans living in rural areas still lack access to electricity. To help tackle this challenge, Solar Sister supports African women entrepreneurs in establishing renewable energy businesses that bring solar technology to “last-mile” communities. The small community of Odeh sits on the banks of...
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