Women's Rights, the World Trade Organization and International Trade Policy

Headings: 
Economic Globalization
Corporate Author: 
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
Title: 
Women's Rights, the World Trade Organization and International Trade Policy
Document Type: 
Information from Non-Governmental Organizations
Reference: 
Facts and Issues no. 4 (August 2002)
URL: 
https://www.awid.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/womens_rights_the_world_tra…
Annotation: 
This document provides an overview of the history, purpose and structure of the World Trade Organization (WTO), its role in trade liberalization and the implications of its policies on women's rights. The document provides suggestions on how to conduct a gender analysis of trade agreements and outlines an action agenda in response to the outcomes of the WTO's Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, 2001.