Open AccessMaking Trade Agreements Work for Women Empowerment:
Author(s) -
Amrita Bahri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
latin american journal of trade policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0719-9368
DOI - 10.5354/0719-9368.2021.65667
Subject(s) - empowerment , mainstream , gender mainstreaming , mainstreaming , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , gender equality , political science , commercial policy , business , international trade , sociology , gender studies , law , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering , special education , archaeology
In the recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of FTAs that are mainstreaming gender equality concerns in their trade agreements. But is gender mainstreaming enough, and does it mean that countries that “mainstream” gender equality concerns in their trade agreements also “adopt” actions to address these concerns? What is gender mainstreaming in trade policy context? How can trade agreements help in fostering women empowerment? What kinds of relevant provisions have already been included in existing trade agreements, and what remains undone? This article seeks to respond to these questions