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Women, International Trade, and the Law: Breaking Barriers for Gender Equality in Export-Related Activities

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dc.contributor.authorLaperle-Forget, Lolita
dc.contributor.authorGürbüz Cuneo, Alev
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-01T13:32:15Z
dc.date.available2024-04-01T13:32:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-01
dc.description.abstractWomen are a powerful engine for international trade and economic growth. As workers, small-scale traders, entrepreneurs, and producers, their engagement in export activities has the potential not only to elevate overall productivity and competitiveness in the international market but also to reduce poverty. However, women encounter multiple obstacles and legal barriers when participating in trade, hindering the full realization of economic gains that can be achieved through trade liberalization. This Brief analyzes women’s participation in international trade and impediments to gender equality in national laws measured in the Women, Business and the Law index. Specifically, in 2024, 504 legal provisions across 145 economies are identified as creating unequal conditions between men and women to take part in international trade. Drawing from examples around the world, the Brief further discusses the role of trade instruments, especially preferential trade agreements, in eliminating legal barriers that discriminate against women, and enhancing their involvement in export-related activities to reap the benefits of trade on global welfare.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099719003262429360/IDU1db100dac106bf14cdd1ac4c11c1a90dfe62b
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41335
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41335
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Indicators Briefs; 26
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectLAW AND JUSTICE
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.titleWomen, International Trade, and the Lawen
dc.title.subtitleBreaking Barriers for Gender Equality in Export-Related Activitiesen
dc.typeBrief
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okr.crossref.titleWomen, International Trade, and the Law: Breaking Barriers for Gender Equality in Export-Related Activities
okr.date.disclosure2024-04-01
okr.date.lastmodified2024-03-26T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeBrief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099719003262429360/IDU1db100dac106bf14cdd1ac4c11c1a90dfe62b
okr.guid099719003262429360
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-db100dac-06bf-4cdd-ac4c-1c1a90dfe62b
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41335
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34288651
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34288651
okr.identifier.report188673
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099719003262429360/pdf/IDU1db100dac106bf14cdd1ac4c11c1a90dfe62b.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.unitDECRG: Environment & Energy (DECEE)
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