women and trade
Research & Data
The WTO Secretariat supports members' deliberations in the Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender by undertaking analysis and collecting data with a view to identifying how trade policies can support women's economic empowerment.
Data collection
The WTO Secretariat is actively engaged in gathering data on trade and gender. Between 2019 and 2020, three regional surveys were conducted in East Africa, South Asia and Latin America on women entrepreneurs to assess constraints they face in exporting goods and services and to assess their knowledge gaps on trade rules. The WTO has published databases aimed at supporting members' work in gender-responsive trade policy-making:
- Research database on trade and gender
- Database on gender provisions in RTAs
- Database: Compendium of Financial Inclusion Initiatives for women entrepreneurs
Publications, papers and reports
- WTO research papers on women and trade
- WTO publications and reports on women and trade
- Other publications on women and trade co-authored by WTO staff
WTO Gender Research Hub
Through the WTO Gender Research Hub, the WTO intends to further deepen the understanding of women’s economic empowerment through trade, fostering research and data collection efforts. The Hub serves as a global information-sharing and knowledge-gathering platform for informed policy-making. It also aims to bring visibility to work on trade and gender and to promote the topic as a recognised field of research and expertise.
More information here.