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Women, Trade, and the Global Financial Crisis

Past Perspectives, Future Directions – Lessons from the
Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project

Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center

The USAID Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment initiated the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project in 2004 to help seven USAID missions – Albania, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru and South Africa – better integrate gender into their economic growth and trade programs.

The purpose of the May 13, 2009 workshop was to share lessons from the GATE Project and explore their relation to the current global financial crisis. The following key questions guided the conversation:

• Given the current financial climate, what can the GATE Project’s recent research and program initiatives tell us about the ways in which women and men participate in the global economy?
• How can export-led growth initiatives foster greater inclusion and participation of the poor, particularly poor women?
• What lessons might be drawn from recent trade research that may apply to the gendered effects of the financial crisis?

Agenda

Opening, 9:00AM - 9:20AM
Kathy Blakeslee / Director, Office of Women in Development USAID

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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Women and Families, 9:20AM - 9:40AM
Andrew Morrison, Ph.D. / Lead Economist, Gender and Development Group, World Bank

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See Presentation Slides (799KB)

Gender, Trade, and the Garment and Textile Industry, 9:40AM - 10:00AM
Marceline White / GATE Communications Specialist, Development & Training Services, Inc.

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See Presentation Slides (120KB)

Gender and Trade, Implications for the Financial Crisis:
Evidence from Bangladesh and South Africa, 10:00AM - 10:20AM
Sarah Gammage, Ph.D. / Social and Development Economist, CEPAL, Mexico

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Questions and Answers, 10:20AM - 10:50AM

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Related Information

Country Brief: Bangladesh (PDF, 446KB)

Country Brief: South Africa (PDF, 542KB)

Fact Sheet and Publications: The Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Project (PDF, 314KB)

Thematic Brief: Gender and the Garment and Textile Industry: Evidence from Bangladesh and the Dominican Republic (PDF, 747KB)

Thematic Brief: Gender and Value Chains: Evidence from Peru and Bangladesh (PDF, 419KB)

Thematic Brief: Gender Effects of Trade and Trade Policies: Evidence from South Africa, Bangladesh, and the Dominican Republic (PDF, 1005KB)

Additional GATE Publications

The Economic Crisis: The Impact on Women

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