Tag: Women in Trade
EALA passes key Gender Bill: Committee report
17 Mar 17 NewsInternational Women’s Day was celebrated on 8 March 2017. As the globe came together to commemorate the day under the theme; “Be Bold for Change”, EALA legislators sitti...
Without a gender perspective, trade policy may undermine women’s empowerment
14 Mar 17 NewsTrade policies that are “gender-blind” can inadvertently undermine women’s economic empowerment, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi said ahead of the opening in New York...
Female empowerment would unleash potential to chart new global future, Secretary-General tells Commission on Status of Women
14 Mar 17 NewsInclusive economies powerful way to break cycles of poverty, UN-Women chief says
From classrooms and boardrooms to military ranks and peace talks, the world was better off when th...
Women’s progress uneven and facing backlash, UN rights chief warns ahead of International Day
08 Mar 17 NewsThe United Nations Human Rights Office launched a joint report with the African Union and UN Women on 7 March 2017, detailing the progress and challenges to women’s struggle for ...
Africa to speak in one voice on key issues to boost women’s economic empowerment at CSW61
31 Jan 17 NewsThe Africa Ministerial Pre-Consultative Meeting convened in Addis Ababa to prepare for the upcoming 61st session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) concluded succe...
At Cape Town Forum, UN Women and partners seek ways to close gender data gaps
18 Jan 17 NewsWith only 41 per cent of countries regularly producing data on violence against women and only 13 per cent of countries having a dedicated gender statistics budget, the first-ever ...
EAC gender equality Bill to address gaps in trade
18 Jan 17 NewsEast African Community (EAC) partner states will be legally obliged to collectively promote participation of women and men in regional trade and sustainable economic growth, while ...
Agriculture and commodities
04 Jan 17 Themestralac’s work in this area examines Africa’s trade in agriculture and commodities and the emerging challenges and opportunities for sustainability resulting from changes in glo...
African trade and integration
04 Jan 17 Themestralac’s primary aim is to help build capacity for government officials, policymakers, and regional organisations to more adequately address the most pressing trade matters facin...
Priority trade policy actions to support the 2030 Agenda, transform African livelihoods and contribute to gender equality
06 Oct 16 News
Priority Trade Policy Actions to Support the 2030 Agenda and Transform African Livelihoods
In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developm...
The gender dimensions of services and global value chains
05 Oct 16 NewsThe Gender Dimensions of Services
The service sector makes a substantial contribution to GDP, providing jobs, crucial inputs and public services. In 2014 the service sector accoun...
First report by High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment outlines drivers to advance gender equality
23 Sep 16 NewsThe High-Level Panel (HLP) for Women’s Economic Empowerment on 22 September 2016 presented its first findings to the UN Secretary-General at an event in New York, held in the con...
Women’s trousers and shorts top list of Kenyan exports to the US
19 Sep 16 NewsWomen’s trousers and shorts topped the list of items ordered by Americans from Nairobi under the duty-and-quota free deal in the first half of the year.
Official data shows th...
Gender gap costs sub-Saharan Africa $US95 billion a year: new UNDP report
29 Aug 16 NewsIf development is not engendered, it is endangered
Gender inequality is costing sub-Saharan Africa on average $US95 billion a year, peaking at US$105 billion in 2014 – or six pe...
2015 African Gender Scorecard
15 Aug 16 NewsAfrica has made remarkable progress in implementing global and regional gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments.
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been ...
Women entrepreneurs urged to deepen regional integration
01 Aug 16 NewsWomen entrepreneurs in the East African Community (EAC) have been encouraged to play a central role in deepening of the regional integration. They have been urged to this through t...
Women’s economic empowerment takes centre stage at UNCTAD expert meeting
30 May 16 NewsAn expert meeting on Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of Women was held by the Trade, Gender and Development Unit on 23 and 24 May 2016 to promote a better understandin...
Trade as a tool for the economic empowerment of women
18 May 16 NewsThe Expert Meeting on Trade as a Tool for the Economic Empowerment of Women is taking place from 23-24 May 2016 in Geneva.
Women are important players in trade: they manufacture p...
Trade and Global Value Chains: how to address the gender dimension
24 Mar 16 NewsGlobal value chains have become a dominant feature of world trade and investment, but what opportunities and risks do they provide to women? This question was addressed at a side e...
Report of the first session of the Committee on Gender and Social Development
18 Mar 16 NewsReport prepared for the Ninth Joint AUC-ECA Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of the Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Financ...