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Title Women and trade : the role of trade in promoting gender equality / lead authors of the report are Erik Churchill and Deborah Winkler from the World Bank and José-Antonio Monteiro and Victor Stolzenburg from the WTO
Published Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 188 pages) : color illustrations; 1 color map
Contents The impact of trade on women in their different roles -- How constraints and opportunities shape women's roles in trade -- Policy responses to promote women's benefits from trade
Summary Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women's bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between trade and gender, it is essential to assess the potential impact of trade policy on both women and men and to develop appropriate, evidence-based policies to ensure that trade helps to enhance opportunities for all. Research on gender equality and trade has been constrained by limited data and a lack of understanding of the connections among the economic roles that women play as workers, consumers, and decision makers. Building on new analyses and new sex-disaggregated data, this publication aims to advance the understanding of the relationship between trade and gender equality and to identify a series of opportunities through which trade can improve the lives of women
Notes "... a joint report by the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Maria Liungman and Nadia Rocha from the World Bank and José-Antonio Monteiro and Roberta Piermartini from the WTO coordinated the report"--Acknowledgments
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Description based on resource, viewed October 30, 2020
Subject International trade -- Sex differences
Women -- Economic conditions
Women in development.
Sex discrimination against women -- Economic aspects
Commercial policy.
Women -- Economic conditions
Women in development
Sex discrimination against women -- Economic aspects
Commercial policy
Commercial policy -- Social aspects
International trade -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Churchill, Erik, author.
Winkler, Deborah, author.
Monteiro, José-Antonio, author.
Stolzenburg, Victor, author.
World Bank, sponsoring body.
World Trade Organization, sponsoring body.
ISBN 9781464815560
1464815569
9789287049957
9287049955