, particularly through global value chains, bolstered by the expansion of female-intensive industries to bring more women into the … shifted production to low-wage developing countries, increasing the demand for women, closing male-female wage gaps, and … bringing women into the formal labor force from agriculture and informal work. But is an apparel-led export strategy sufficient …

specific challenges men and women cross-border traders are facing related to trade facilitation at the firm level. Generally …, efforts to improve trade conditions, especially relating to women cross-border traders, have been progressing over the years … women firms who face trading barriers that are not strictly linked to tariffs or policies. There is a global data gap on the …

High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women's and girls' accumulation … of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force … participation is concentrated in activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are concentrated in sectors where they are …

. This lack of data may also reinforce the bias against women in trade policy making. To help fill the data gap with an aim … to better inform future design and implementation of trade facilitation projects, the World Bank Group (WBG) has … collected data through a survey on cross-border trade challenges faced by both women and men at the firm level in the Pacific …

Gender equality is central to the World Bank Group's (WBG) twin goals of ending extreme poverty and increasing shared … countries with export potential in industries that have high women employment. Countries in the Pacific Islands region face … in the world. These challenges increase trade costs and make it difficult for the Pacific Island countries to trade …

proportion of cross-border traders that are women. Few countries, if any, can easily confirm the number of women that undertake … cross-border trade in their respective countries. Designing interventions that are inclusive, benefiting women as well as … economy would be impacted by any intervention. This lack of data may also reinforce the bias against women in trade policy …

proportion of cross-border traders that are women. Few countries, if any, can easily confirm the number of women that undertake … cross-border trade in their respective countries. Designing interventions that are inclusive, benefiting women as well as … economy would be impacted by any intervention. This lack of data may also reinforce the bias against women in trade policy …