International women’s day is an opportunity to reflect on solutions to achieving gender equality goals. One such route to women’s empowerment is by providing opportunities for women to trade and ...

This August, Seattle, Washington will be hosting the third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings, including the Women and the Economy Forum. Private and ...

A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, “Gender and Trade,” considers the impact of trade on women and notes that effective trade policy “works in tandem with domestic ...

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Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choice, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society. But women’s relationship with trade is complex, as it ...

IV. Effects of Trade on Gender Equality in Labour Markets and Small-scale Enterprises The effects of trade on labour markets vary according to each country’s specific growth patterns and strategies, ...

Economists have long known that tariffs harm consumers. A new analysis finds tariffs likely hurt female consumers more because of the tariff rates assigned to many products made for women. Earlier ...

The printers guilds in Paris and London allowed a woman to take over a printing business after her husband’s death. The widow could register the right to print books, hire apprentices, print under law ...

The construction industry has experienced a remarkable transformation in recent years, embracing inclusivity and diversity. Once underrepresented in traditionally male-dominated fields, women are now ...

"Pink Tariffs” and Other Trade Barriers Are Obstacles to Better Jobs, Wage Equality WASHINGTON, July 30, 2020 — Trade increases women’s wages and helps close the wage gap between men and women while ...

A retirement home nestled in farmland 90 minutes from Seoul isn't what most people would consider a trade-war frontier. But this is no ordinary assisted-living community. Here, visitors can step into ...

Women are getting into traditionally male-dominated trades and it’s carrying them straight to the bank. A recent report from the New York Post shed light on a shift in the workforce whereby women are ...