Title: Gender and trade : overview report

Authors: Randriamaro, Zo

Place: Brighton

Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS). BRIDGE

Year: 2006

Series Title: Cutting edge pack series

PAGE: --

Subject: Gender Equity in Certified Chains

Keywords: trade policy, trade liberalization, women, gender equality, women's rights, gender mainstreaming, women workers, women's status, agribusiness, agricultural product marketing

Abstract: The author notes that there is a crucial need to ensure that trade liberalisation does not undermine women’s rights and poor people’s livelihoods. An explicit recognition of women’s contribution to the economy through their productive and their unpaid reproductive work is required.

URL: http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports/CEP-Trade-OR.pdf

Document type: Report