Description: The Impact of International Trade on Gender Equality

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The Impact of International Trade on Gender Equality

Does trade improve prospects for women's employment and promote greater gender equality in wages? Trade creates or expands some activities and destroys or diminishes others. If an individual works in an expanding sector or is able to switch to...

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Main Author:	Swamy, Gurushri
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURE CROPS DEREGULATION DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION FAMILIES FEMALE EMPLOYEES FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE WORKERS GENDER GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GIRLS IMPORTS INCOME INTEGRATION LABOR FORCE LAWS MARRIED WOMEN QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH REPORT RURAL WOMEN TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE UNEMPLOYMENT WAGE GAP WAGES WHO WOMEN WORKERS WOOD WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/5177657/impact-international-trade-gender-equality http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11271

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Summary:	Does trade improve prospects for women's employment and promote greater gender equality in wages? Trade creates or expands some activities and destroys or diminishes others. If an individual works in an expanding sector or is able to switch to one, she or he is likely to benefit. Evidence shows that trade tends to increase the availability of wage jobs for women, particularly in export sectors. But certain factors-such as discrimination, lower skills, and gender inequalities in access to resources-may impede women's ability to benefit from trade expansion. Some of these factors may be especially prevalent among female farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.