Gender-Informing Aid for Trade : Entry Points and Initial Lessons Learned from the World Bank

Gender-Informing Aid for Trade : Entry Points and Initial Lessons Learned from the World Bank

The effects of policy interventions on women are of increasing concern to policy makers in all fields, and trade is no exception. This note reviews recent World Bank projects and studies that 'gender inform' trade-related interventions, a...

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Main Authors:	Gamberoni, Elisa, Reis, José Guilherme
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ASSET PRICE ASSET PRICES BALANCE SHEETS BENEFITS FOR WOMEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CHILD HEALTH COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CORRUPTION DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMICS ENTRY POINTS EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT SECTOR EXPORTS EXTENSION FARMERS FEMALE FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE WORKERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL STABILITY FOOD PRICES FUTURE RESEARCH GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER EQUITY GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER SEGREGATION GENDER SPECIFIC GLOBALIZATION HARASSMENT HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INFLATION RATES INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR MARKETS LABOUR ORGANIZATION LAND OWNERSHIP LIBERALIZATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET ACCESS MARKETING MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MOBILE BANKING MONETARY AUTHORITIES MONETARY POLICY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTPUT OWNERSHIP RIGHTS POOR WOMEN PORTFOLIO PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN REAL ESTATE REGIONAL INTEGRATION ROLE OF WOMEN SEX STOCK MARKET TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN VOLATILITY WAGES WILL WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN PRODUCERS WORLD ECONOMY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/14667651/gender-informing-aid-trade-entry-points-initial-lessons-learned-world-bank http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10086

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Summary:	The effects of policy interventions on women are of increasing concern to policy makers in all fields, and trade is no exception. This note reviews recent World Bank projects and studies that 'gender inform' trade-related interventions, and it uses the Bank's experience to promote gender-equal opportunities by highlighting entry points at which trade projects, studies, and policies can effectively address gender issues.