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22 November 2018
Standards bodies have an important role to play in achieving gender equality, according to a recommendation adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on 15 November. The recommendation, which builds on two years of consideration on how standards bodies could contribute to...
16 November 2018
Gender is being mainstreamed into several recent trade agreements and negotiations. Gender-specific data and gender-sensitive impact assessments should guide negotiations. The role and needs of women-led businesses need to be addressed to promote their economic empowerment. International trade...
11 November 2018
O artigo discute os desafios colocados pelo cenário internacional e pela Agenda 2030 ao desenvolvimento sustentável da América Latina e Caribe. A autora argumenta que a integração da região e o acesso ao financiamento são dois requisitos indispensáveis para esse desenvolvimento.
6 November 2018
African women are frequently over-represented in cross-border trade; however, their specific needs are insufficiently addressed. The migration aspect of cross-border trade requires greater prominence, including attention to the gendered characteristics of migration. Female traders require greater...
2 November 2018
Findings from firm-level surveys do not point to major differences between genders in participation in e-commerce or in the severity of regulatory challenges facing men- or women-led companies. There is an important research agenda ahead to understand how women-led firms perform as online sellers...
29 October 2018
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s recent experience in incorporating gender considerations into its operations provides insight into how multilateral organisations can concretely move the gender and trade agenda forward. The APEC Gender Inclusion Guidelines indicate how gender-...
25 October 2018
Discrimination based on gender or marital status is yet to be prohibited in areas relevant to women’s use of financial services in many countries. Firm-level data show that women-owned and -run firms differ significantly from other firms in terms of their ability to access financial services, and...
2 October 2018
A partir de uma caracterização do quadro sociopolítico do Brasil, a autora discute o risco que o contexto atual coloca para a consecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e defende a importância da Agenda 2030 para a superação de alguns dos principais desafios enfrentados pelo país.
14 September 2018
Открывая конференцию «Роль проектов ГЧП в достижении Целей устойчивого развития и повышения благосостояния людей», министр экономики Беларуси Дмитрий Крутой отметил, что в условиях уменьшения бюджетных средств для инвестиций, проекты ГЧП станут основой для развития инвестиционной деятельности в...
1 September 2018
Международный валютный фонд представил доклад о влиянии обучения девочек и женщин на увеличение гендерного равенства. По данным МВФ, несмотря на старания государств стимулировать участие женщин в трудовой деятельности, женщины по-прежнему составляют меньшую долю рабочей силы, чем мужчины в...
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