Finding Feet on Trade Agreements: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Amidst a Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the existing gender inequalities. In particular, it has dealt a significant blow to women entrepreneurs, as it has magnified the pre-pandemic disadvantages women have faced in the economic, social, financial and regulatory ecosystems they operate in, particularly due to the nature and size of their businesses. The article outlines three main reasons that explain why women entrepreneurs have been disproportionately impacted during this health pandemic.

Gender Mainstreaming in Preferential Trade Agreements: An examination of the Evolution of gender Dynamics in International Trade

Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) have evolved from being primarily concerned with trade issues to addressing non-trade issues. Apart from focusing on issues like trade in goods, services, and intellectual property-related issues, modern PTAs, especially north-south PTAs, also focus on non-trade issues like labour, environment, gender, and anti-corruption. Earlier, gender issues were generally addressed as part of other chapters. Now, PTAs contain a standalone chapter that solely focuses on gender issues.

Comercio con Enfoque de Género

Que las personas, sin importar su identidad de género, puedan beneficiarse en igualdad de condiciones del comercio es un presupuesto necesario para el desarrollo sostenible y progresivo de un país. Por eso, en este documento se presenta el panorama nacional e internacional sobre comercio y género en Colombia.

Speaker, at SRC Roundtable - Women's Day 2022, on UNCTAD’s Declaration on Gender and Development

The Shridath Ramphal Centre organised a Roundtable on Women's Day 2022; it was focussed on UNCTAD’s Declaration on Gender and Development.

The questions addressed during this discussion were:

1. Is there a unique skillset or perspective that women bring to trade and trade negotiations? Why is gender and trade such an important topic for not only women but for everyone?

Speaker, at UNFSS International Women's Day

This event was organised by UNFSS on the International Women ́s Day – and themed "Stepping up Women ́s Economic Empowerment through Voluntary Sustainability Standards" hosted virtually on 8th March 2022.

Workshop: Trade and Sustainability: Challenges and Possibilities, by CAZMEX and American Society of International Economic Law

This was a workshop on “Trade and Sustainability: Challenges and Possibilities” from March 3-5, 2022 in Tucson, Arizona at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The workshop brought together about two dozen scholars and practitioners for a conversation on the cutting edge issues at the intersection of trade agreements and sustainable development, an increasingly salient concern in trade policymaking.

Training Module Course: Women and Trade in the Americas, jointly prepared by Chairs in Barbados, Chile and Mexico

Training Module Course: Women and Trade in the Americas, held online from 22 November to 2 December 2021, jointly prepared by Chairs in Barbados, Chile and Mexico

A Guest Lecture on Trade and Gender, at Global Trade Academy, Georgetown University

This session was delivered at the Georgetown's University's Global Trade Academy 2022, and was themed "Review and Reform of Legal Foundations for More Inclusive Trade and Sustainable Development".

My guest lecture focussed on trade agreements and gender equality, what has been achieved so far, and what remains undone.

Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Agreements, at Trade Policy Research Forum

Trade agreements can strengthen #women empowerment, but several factors discourage countries to negotiate agreements with a gender lens. What does it mean to negotiate with a #gender lens? What are these barriers? And what remains undone?
Please watch the recording at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTWgzFrprTs&t=1392s

Paper presentaion, at India-Australia Free Trade Agreement Conference

India-Australia Free Trade Agreement Conference, organised by University of Wollongong, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, University of Newcastle and Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)

Presented a paper on: can trade policies accomodate gender equality concerns? experiences and concerns

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