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Publication: Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: A Macro-Micro Approach,

Edited by Maurizio Bussolo , Rafael E. De Hoyos,
Published April 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan , World Bank
ISBN: 0-8213-7762-0     ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7762-8     SKU: 17762

 Carr, M (ed) (2004) Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

Randriamaro, Z (2006) Gender and Trade: Overview report, A Cutting Edge Pack produced by Bridge, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

Sever, C and L Narayanaswamy (2006) Gender and Trade: Supporting resources collection, A Cutting Edge Pack produced by Bridge, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

Tran-Nguyen, A-N and A Beviglia Zampetti (2004) Trade and Gender: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries, UNCTAD, Geneva.

Williams, M (2003) Gender Mainstreaming in the Multilateral Trading System, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

Barrientos, S (2002) 'Gender, Business and Poverty', Resource Centre for Social Dimensions of Business Practice, Issue Paper No. 5, International Business Leaders Forum, London.

Cagatay, N (2001) 'Trade, Gender and Poverty', background paper for UNDP report on Trade and Sustainable Human Development.

Commonwealth Secretariat/ILO (2003) 'Trade Liberalisation Policy', Globalisation and Gender Briefs Series No 1, Commonwealth Secretariat, London and ILO, Geneva, http://193.134.194.11/dyn/empent/docs/F2042326947/No%201%20Trade.pdf.

Commonwealth Secretariat (2004) The GMS Toolkit: An integrated resource for implementing the Gender Management System series, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.

Evers, B (2002) 'Gender, International Trade and the Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Conceptual references points for UNCTAD', Paper for UNCTAD, http://www.gapresearch.org/governance/BE%20evers%20unctad%20paper1.pdf

Fontana, M (2003) 'The Gender Effects of Trade Liberalisation in Developing Countries: A review of the literature', DP101 Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Sussex.

Reeves, H and S Baden (2000) 'Gender and Development: Concepts and definitions', report prepared for DFID for its gender mainstreaming intranet resource, Bridge, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (2003) 'Gender equality and Trade-Related Capacity Building: a resource tool for practitioners', http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/GenderEquality2/$file/WEB-COVER-E.pdf.

International Trade Centre (ITC) (2001) 'Strategies and Approaches for Gender Mainstreaming in International Trade', ITC, Geneva, http://www.intracen.org/UNCTADXI/genstrat.pdf.

Keating, M (ed) (2004) Gender, Development and Trade, Oxfam, Oxford, UK,
http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/add_info_002.asp.

Staveren, I van, D Elson, N Cagatay and C Grown (due June 2007)    Feminist Economics of Trade, Routledge, London.

Williams, M (2004) 'Gender, the Doha Development Agenda, and the Post-Cancun Trade Negotiations', in Keating (ed) above.

Tran-Nguyen, A and A Beviglia Zampetti (eds) (2004) Trade and Gender:
Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries, UNCTAD, Geneva.

    • Peters, R, Chapter 4 'Multilateral negotiations on trade'.
    • Hayashi, M et al, Chapter 5 'Gender related issues in textiles and clothing'.
    • Puri, L, Chapter 7 'Trade in services, gender and development: A tale of two modes'.
    • Teltscher, S and S Fondeur Gil, Chapter 14 'The role of IT in the promotion of gender equality'.

Commonwealth Secretariat/ILO (2003) 'WTO TRIPS Agreement', Globalisation and Gender Briefs Series No 2, Commonwealth Secretariat, London and ILO, Geneva, http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/docs/ F1599852333/No%202%20-%20TRIPS.pdf.

ECDPM. (2002) 'Cotonou Infokit', ECDPM, Maastricht, http://www.ecdpm.org/.

Lebohang Pheko, L (2006) 'Gender review of the Economic Partnership
Agreements', Brussels, http://www.igtn.org/pdfs//460_Paper%20to%20the
%20European%20Commission.pdf.

Oxfam (2006) 'The Vienna Summit: European Union-Latin American and Caribbean relations at the crossroads', http://www.maketradefair.com/en/index.php?file=reports_archives.htm.

Staveren, I van (2007) 'Gender Indicators for Monitoring Trade Agreements', WIDE briefing paper, http://www.eurosur.org/wide/Staveren%20feb%202007.pdf.

Stevens, C and J Kennan (2005) 'EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements: The effects of reciprocity'. Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, http://www.thecommonwealth.org/.

WIDE (2001) 'Instruments for Gender Equality in Trade Agreements: European Union - MERCOSUR- Mexico', WIDE.

Forstater, M, J MacDonald and P Raynard (2002) Business and Poverty: Bridging the gap, DFID/ Prince of Wales International Business Leaders
Forum, London.

McCormick, D and H Schmitz (2002) 'Manual for Value Chain Research on Home Workers in the Garment Industry', Institute for Development Studies (IDS), UK, http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/global/pdfs/homeworkersllinkedforwebmarch.pdf.

Page, S (2003) 'Towards a Global Programme on Market Access: Opportunities and options. International Fund for Agricultural Access', report prepared for IFAD, Overseas Development Institute, London, http://www.odi.org.uk/iedg/Meetings/market_access_report_IFAD.pdf.

Page, S and R Slater (2003) 'Small Producer Participation in Global Food Systems: Policy opportunities and constraints', Development Policy Review, 21(5-6) pp 641-654.

Redfern, A and P Snedker (2002) 'Creating Market Opportunities for Small Enterprises: Experiences of the Fair Trade Movement', SEED Working Paper No. 30, International Labour Office, Geneva, http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/docs/F1057768373/WP30-2002.pdf.

Schmitz, H (2005) 'Value Chain Analysis for Policy Makers and Practitioners', ILO, Geneva, http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/docs/F204969253/VCA_book_final.pdf.

Tallontire, Ann et al (2001) 'Ethical Consumers and Ethical Trade: A Review of Current Literature', Policy Series 12, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich.

Regional resources

These are selected examples of regional resources, drawn from materials used at the COMSEC regional trade and gender workshops. This is not a comprehensive range, but illustrates the kind of documents that may be used in delivering training, capacity building and briefings on influencing and informing policy makers and trade negotiators.

Africa

Monson, K (2003) 'Responsible Business Practice: Lessons from Ghana, India and Trinidad and Tobago', International Business Leaders Forum, Tyler Consulting Ltd, Empretec Ghana Foundation, Business and Community Foundation.

Musonda, F and F Kessy (no date) 'Gender and Trade in East Africa', http://www.esrftz.org/10/gender.pdf.

Okello, B and ATPO UEPB(2005) 'Apiculture export strategy', Uganda Export
Promotion Board and International Trade Centre

Stott, L and M Shunmugam (2002) 'Business and Gender Equality Lessons from South Africa', Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, London.

Asia

Adhikari, R (2006) 'Bilateral Free Trade Agreements and Farmers' Livelihood: Issues for South Asian Countries, Policy Brief No. 13, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE).

Adhikari, R and Y Yamamoto (2006) 'Sewing Thoughts: How to realise human development gains in the post-quota world', Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Initiative, UNDP regional centre, Colombo, http://www.undprcc/.
lk/Publications/Publications/TC_Tracking_Report_April_2006.pdf.

Carr, M, M Chen and R Jhabvala (1997) Speaking Out: Economic Empowerment for Women in South Asia, IT Publications, London and Sage, New Delhi.

Choudhary, B et al (2006) 'WTO and Gender Concerns in South Asia', Report
UNIFEM-SOFCAR.

Jha, V (ed) (2003) Trade, Globalization and Gender: Evidence from South Asia, UNIFEM/ UNCTAD, New Delhi.

Monson, K (2003) 'Responsible Business Practice: Lessons from Ghana, India and Trinidad and Tobago', International Business Leaders Forum, Tyler Consulting Ltd, Empretec Ghana Foundation, Business and Community Foundation.

Montes, M and S Wagle (2006) 'Why Asia Needs to Trade Smarter', Far Eastern Economic Review, 169(5).

TIE Asia/ WWW (2003) 'Women working in the informal sector in Sri Lanka: Producing clothing and accessories for export', A Collaborative Action Research Project, Transnationals Information Exchange Asia/ Working Women Worldwide.

UNESCAP (2005) 'Women in International Trade and Migration: Examining the Globalized Provision of Care Services', Gender and Development Discussion Paper Series No. 16, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). More Details...

UNCTAD (2008) "South-South Trade in Asia: The Role of Regional Trade Agreements" Prepared jointly by the UNCTAD secretariat and JETRO (Japan External TradeOrganization), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. More Details...

Caribbean

Banana Link (2001) 'Best of the Bunch: Fairtrade bananas from producer to consumer', http://www.bananalink.org.uk/.

CAFRA/ CPDC (2004) 'Gender Indicators on Trade', Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action/ Caribbean Policy Development Centre.

Davenport, M et al (2002) 'Caribbean Perspectives on Trade, Regional Integration and Strategic Global Repositioning', Final Report, ECORYS-NEI, for the European Commission

De Biolley, T et al (2005) 'Evaluation of the Commission's Regional Strategy for the Caribbean, Final Report, Volume 1, for the European Commission, https://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/15/58/35120150.pdf.

DFID (2004) 'Regional assistance plan for the Caribbean', DFID, London,
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/rapcaribbean.pdf.

Dunn, L (1994) 'Education for Women Workers in Caribbean Export Processing Zones: Challenges and opportunities', ILO Labour Education.

ECLAC/CDCC (2000) 'Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Gender and Macroeconomic Policies in the Caribbean', Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)/ Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC).

Monson, K (2003) 'Responsible Business Practice: Lessons from Ghana, India and Trinidad and Tobago', International Business Leaders Forum, Tyler Consulting Ltd, Empretec Ghana Foundation, Business and Community Foundation.

Price Waterhouse Coopers (2005) 'Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements Phase 2 Final Report', Price Waterhouse Coopers Sustainable Business Solutions.

Spieldoch, Alexandra (2006) Trade in the Americas: Women Central to the Debate, Center of Concern, Washington, DC, http://www.igtn.org/pdfs//
TradeintheAmericas.pdf.

Stuart, S (1997) 'The Gender Implications of Trade Policies in the Caribbean with Special Reference to NAFTA', study prepared for UNIFEM.

Tyler, G S and S D Tyler (2002) 'All Inclusive: Private-sector social and economic development initiatives in the Caribbean tourism industry', International Business Leaders Forum, International Hotels Environment Initiative and Tyler Consulting.

Wyss, B and M White (2004) The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Jamaica's Poor: An analysis of agriculture and services, Women's Edge Coalition, Washington, DC, http://www.igtn.org/pdfs//294_Jamaica%20Case%20Study.pdf.

Selected websites

APRODEV
http://www.aprodev.net/trade/gender.htm

Asia Gender and Trade Network (AGTN)
http://www.igtn.org/page/391

Bilaterals.org
http://www.bilaterals.org/

BRIDGE Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex
http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/

Business for Social Responsibility
http://www.bsr.org/

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/equality

Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA)
http://www.cafra.org/

Commonwealth Secretariat
http://www.thecommonwealth.org/

Department for International Development (DFID) International Trade Department
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/aboutdfid/organisation/intertradedept.asp

Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
http://www.dawn.org.fj/

ELDIS Gender Resource Guide
http://www.eldis.org/gender/index.htm

EPA Watch
http://www.epawatch.net/

Gender and Trade Initiative
http://www.gationline.org/

Gender and Economic Reforms in Africa Programme (GERA)
http://www.twnafrica.org/gera.asp

Gender Electronic Database of gender statistics and indicators (World Bank)
http://genderstats.worldbank.org/

GenderNet
http://www.worldbank.org/gender/

Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
rhttp://www.iaffe.org/

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) Programme
http://www.ifc.org/menagem

International Gender and Trade Network (IGTN)
http://www.igtn.org/

International Labour Organization (ILO) Bureau for Gender Equality
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/gender/gender.home

International Trade Centre (ITC)
http://www.intracen.org/, http://www.tradeforum.org/

Natural Resources and Ethical Trade (NRET) programme, Natural Resources Institute
http://www.nri.org/NRET/nret1.htm

One World Action
http://www.oneworldaction.org/

Organisation of Women in International Trade (OWIT)
http://www.owit.org/officers.asp

Overseas Development Institute
http://www.odi.org.uk/

Oxfam: Gender and Development Journal
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/issues/gender/gad/

Resource Centre for Responsible Business Practice (RCRBP)
http://resource-centre.org/

Siyanda (on-line database of gender and development materials)
http://www.siyanda.org/

UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
http://www.unctad.org/

UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/women_poverty_economics/

UN Development Programme (UNDP) Gender in Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/

UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW)
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw

Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Womankind Worldwide
http://www.womankind.org.uk/

Women in Development Europe (WIDE)
http://www.wide-network.org/

Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
http://www.wiego.org/

Women Working Worldwide (WWW)
http://www.poptel.org.uk/women-ww/

Women's Edge Coalition (WEC)
http://www.womensedge.org/

Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE)
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/empent.portal?p_lang=EN&p_prog=S&p_subprog=WE

Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
http://www.wedo.org/

Women'sNet
http://www.womensnet.org.za/

Womenwatch
http://www.un.org/womenwatch

World Bank Economic Policy and Gender: Trade and Competitiveness programme
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World Bank Poverty Calculator
http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/jsp/index.jsp

World Business Council for Sustainable Development
http://www.wbcsd.org/

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/

UNIFEM (2008): Gender Equality for Development Effectiveness
National Development Planning in the Commonwealth of Independent State, United Nations Development Fund for Women, New York. For More Information, click here...