Gender and Economy

CONCORD-WIDE+ Joint Position Paper calls on the EU to move beyond voluntary gender articles in EU trade agreements

Posted by wideplusnetworkon June 4, 2018July 28, 2021in Analysis, Feminist Economics, Gender and Trade, Women's Rights

In this joint position paper "Women's rights and Trade: Time for a Radical Shift”, CONCORD, the European Confederation for Relief and Development that represents 2.600 NGOs in Europe, with WIDE+ reflect on the recent policy developments to promote women’s rights…

A Fair Trade for Gender? an Analysis of Cocoa production in Ivory Coast

Posted by wideplusnetworkon February 19, 2018July 27, 2021in Analysis, Feminist Economics

By Nema Vinkeloe Does a Fair Trade approach lead to more gender equality? While Fairtrade International, one of the major players in the Fair Trade movement, according to its global policy commits to enhancing gender equality, research finds that in…

Read the GADN Briefing: Making Trade Work For Gender

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 7, 2017July 7, 2017in Analysis, Gender and Trade, Reports and Publications

Trade has the potential to advance gender equality and realise women’s rights by expanding decent work opportunities for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development. However, in many cases this potential has not been fulfilled; trade, and the…