Mainstreaming gender into trade and development strategies
Subtitle: the case of East Africa
By: [prepared by Jacqueline Maleko]
Contributors: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; United Nations Development Programme
Series: Trade negotiations and Africa series -- no. 5; Trade negotiations and Africa series -- no. 5.
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York; Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Tansania; Uganda; Kenia; Ostafrika; Landwirtschaft; Informeller Sektor; Gender Mainstreaming; Außenhandelsliberalisierung; Außenhandelspolitik; Women in development; Commercial policy; Women; Economic conditions
Description: "This study analyses the extent to which national trade policies of the East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania factor in gender challenges, with particular emphasis on women involved in agriculture and the informal sector. This includes [a] review of the gender dimension of economic policy reforms and international trade. The aim is to examine the extent to which women's issues and challenges are mainstreamed in trade, development and poverty reduction strategies to meet, among other developmental targets, the Millennium Development Goals, particularly that of halving poverty by 2015."--Abstract.
Notes: At head of title: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and United Nations Development Programme.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39).

Full text available online via the UNCTAD web site. Address as of 2/5/2010: http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ditctncd200714_en.pdf.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Situational analysis findings; title: 2.1. Introduction; title: 2.2. Conceptual framework; title: 2.3. An overview of SAP in East Africa; title: 2.4. Challenges and constraints faced by women in agriculture and food production; title: 2.5. Impact of SAPs on women in the agriculture sector; title: 3. Coping strategies used by women to address the negative impacts of trade liberalization; title: 3.1. Case study no. 1 from Kenya; title: 3.2. Limitations/constraints/problems facing Maragua women; title: 3.3. Case study no. 2 from the United Republic of Tanzania; title: 3.4. Case study no. 3 from the United Republic of Tanzania; title: 3.5. General recommendations: agriculture sector; title: 4. Challenges and constraints facing women in the informal sector; title: 4.1. Case study no. 4: the Equal Opportunity for All Trust Fund; title: 4.2. Case study no. 5 from Uganda: Women Entrepreneurs Association; title: 4.3. Case study no. 6 from Kenya: women in handcraft export; title: 4.4. Case study no. 7 from the United Republic of Tanzania; title: 4.5. Case study no. 8: options for financing SMEs through SIDO; title: 5. Opportunities under the multilateral trading system; title: 5.1. Trade-related technical assistance; title: 5.2. Regional trading arrangement/East African Community Treaty; title: 5.3. Challenges and constraints in responding to trade opportunities; title: 6. Gender issues emerging from national, regional and international trade policies; title: 6.1. Recommendations; title: 7. Strategies and activities needed to address existing gender gaps at national, regional and international levels; title: 7.1. Strategic objective no. 1: increase women's access; title: 7.2. Strategic objective no. 2: create an enabling business environment for women; title: 7.3. Strategic objective no. 3: undertake gender sensitive initiatives; title: 7.4. Strategic objective no. 4: promote research and disseminate information; title: 7.5. Strategic objective no. 5: establishing resources for monitoring and evaluation; title: 7.6. Strategic objective no. 6: stimulate, sustain and support identified entrepreneurs; title: 8. Annex; title: References.