Rue de Lausanne, 154
in Geneva 1202
For registration please email your name and organization to trade-gender@wto.org no later than December 4.
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee/Registration
9:00 - 9:30
Opening Remarks and Introduction to the Workshop
Marcel, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kingdom of The Netherlands to the WTO and of the Head Economic & Development unit at our Permanent Representation
Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Antonio Nucifora, Practice Manager, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment
Global Practice, WBG
Rapporteur
Meg Jones, Gender and Trade Specialist, tbc
Session 1
Moderator
The Gender Effects of Trade
Deborah Vorhies, Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
9:30 - 10:00
Paper 1: Linkages Between Trade and Gender
Presenter
Nadia Rocha, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment
Global Practice, WBG
Discussant
Julia Nielson, Head, Development Division, OECD
10:00 - 10:30
Paper 2: Trade Cost for Women, Tariffs and Non-Tariffs
Presenter
Roberta Piermartini, Chief of Section, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Discussant
Vanessa Erogbogbo, Head, Women and Trade Programme, ITC
10:30 - 11:00
Paper 3: Exporters and the Gender Wage Gap
Presenter
Co-author
Caro Janse van Rensburg, Lecturer at North-West University, South Africa
Victor Stoltzenburg, Research Economist, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Discussant
Deborah Winkler, Senior Consultant, Gender Specialist, WBG
11:00 - 11:10
Summary session 1 - Moderator
11:10 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Session 2
Moderator
Opportunities of the 21st Century Female Traders
Maria Liungman, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice, WBG
11:30 - 12:00
Paper 4: Gender and Global Value Chain
Presenter
Penny Bamber, Senior Researcher at the Duke University, Global Value C Center
Discussant
Claire Hollweg, Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice, WBG
12:00 - 12:30
Paper 5: FDI and Women’s Access to Market
Presenter
Richard Bolwijn, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Discussant
Ana Novik, Head of the Investment Division, OECD
12:30 - 13:00
Paper 6: Leveraging New Technologies in Closing the Gender Gaps
Presenter
Michael Ferrantino, Lead Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice, WBG
Discussant
Mary Sicat, ICT Analysis Section, Division on Technology and Logistics UNCTAD,
13:00 - 13:10
Summary session 2 - Moderator
13:10 - 14:00
LUNCH
Session 3
Moderator
Gender in in policy formulation
Pierre Sauve, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment Global Practice, WBG
14:00 - 14:30
Paper 7: The Trade and Gender Toolbox - Assessing the Impact of Trade Reforms
Presenter
Simonetta Zarrilli, Chief, Trade, Gender and Development Programme
UNCTAD
Discussant
Maryla Maliszewska, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment
Global Practice, WBG
14:30 - 15:00
Paper 8: Gender in Preferential Trade Agreements
Presenter
Jose Monteiro, World Trade Organization
Discussant
Haifa Bensalem, CUTS International
15:00 - 15:10
Summary session 3 - Moderator
15:10 - 15:30
Coffee Break
Session 4
Moderator
Aid for Trade to Support Women Traders
Michael Roberts, Aid-for-Trade Coordinator, Development Division, WTO
15:30 - 16:00
Paper 9. WTO paper on Aid for Trade
Presenter
Anoush der Boghossian, Trade and Gender Focal Point, WTO
Discussant
Annette Ssemuwemba, Deputy Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework, tbc
16:00 - 16:30
Panel: International Community Engagement in Trade and Gender
Panel
Netherlands, DFID, Sida, Canada
16.30 – 17:00
Closing Remarks
Marcel, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kingdom of The Netherlands to the WTO and of the Head Economic & Development unit at our Permanent Representation
Robert Koopman, Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
Antonio Nucifora, Practice Manager, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment
Global Practice, WBG
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the World Trade Organization and the World Bank Group hereby invites you to a one and a half-day conference in Geneva on 6 and 7 December 2018, to discuss the impact of trade and trade policies on women and men one year after the Buenos Aires Declaration on Women and Trade. Trade and gender equality are two cornerstones for sustainable development, job creation and economic growth. In order to ensure that increased opportunities from economic growth are realised and that the results are beneficial for all it is important to adopt a gender responsive approach when planning and implementing trade policies. Responsible government, a competitive business environment, supportive institutions and civil society are all needed to fully realise these economic opportunities.
The aim of this conference is to present and discuss the impact of trade policies and entrepreneurship on women and men one year after the Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment. The event will provide a forum for new empirical and theoretical research on gender and trade. The targeted audience is government officials, private sector representatives, international organizations, civil society actors, academia, and others involved in practical or theoretical work in this field.