gender considerations in trade agreements
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Gender Considerations in Trade Agreements
Ignacia SimonettiHead of Gender Department
Directorate of International Economic RelationsMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Chile
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86% of the World’s GDP
1. Chile, brief overview
Exports
US$69 billion
63% of the World’s Population
26 Trade Agreements
With 64 countries
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Uruguay - ChileOctober, 2016
June, 2017Canada - Chile
Argentina - ChileNovember, 2017
European Union
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Singapore
Republic of Korea
November, 2018Brazil - Chile
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1. Chile, brief overview
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4Photo: http://www.wikipedia.com (javmoraga)
2. Why?
⏌Trade can open new opportunities for women’s empowerment by openingnew markets for their products and by providing formal employment(UNCTAD, 2017)
⏌Trade policy could be a strategy to increase women economic participationand the achievement of the positive spillovers that this brings, can createopportunities to accomplish this objective (Lopez, 2018).
⏌Women’s participation in trade can provide openness and sustainability ofthe economic growth. Economies with better opportunities for women aremore competitive. (INTRACEN, 2015)
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NUMBER OF EXPORT COMPANIES 2017
Companies led by women
4.2%
Rest95.8%
In 2017, 343 companies led by women exported around US$982 million. Only 14 of them exported services, representing 0,41% of services exports,
around US$4,2 million.
EXPORTS BY COMPANIES 2017
Companies led by women
1.5%
Rest98.5%
8167 Companies
US$65 billion
Source: DIRECON-ProChile
Participation of women in Chilean exports
2. Why?
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Develop programs to
promote women’s full participation
Promote financial
inclusion and education
Promote femaleentrepreneurship
Conductgender-based
analysis
Promote gender
equality within enterprises
3. Gender provisions
Advance care policies and programs
Develop women’s networks
Conducting gender-based
analysis
Collection of sex-
disaggregated data
Improve women’s
access to STEM
Chapters seeks to recognize the importance of incorporating a gender perspectivein trade policy, with the objective of ensuring that the benefits of economic growthare shared fairly.
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3. Gender provisions
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Feasibility studies
InterministerialCommittee
Decision to negotiate
NegotiationAgreement ConclusionLegal Review
Agreement Signing
Discussion in the Congress
Approval and Publication
Ministry of Women and Gender Equity
3. Gender provisions
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4. Moving forward
⏌ Increase understanding of the gender dimension of tradeagreements and their contribution to better policy making.
⏌Enhance public participation, and raise public awareness.
⏌Promote gender equity policies alongside trade promotionpolicies.
⏌Enhance the work we are doing in cooperation with otherMinistries and Services from different areas.
⏌Gender mainstreaming in international fora has reached acritical moment . Witnessing a transformative moment thatcould lead to more positive actions.