Description
Through twenty regional and country case studies, Trading Stories pulls together the key links between trade, gender and economic development. Ten case studies focus on the gender impacts of trade policies, detailing differential consequences on men and women; and ten focus on linking women with global markets – including FairTrade, organic, niche and mainstream markets – through a range of best practices involving government, NGOs, people’s organisations and associations, private sector and international agencies.
The book draws on three recent Commonwealth Secretariat publications on gender and trade: Gender Mainstreaming in the Multilateral Trading System; Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets; and Gender and Trade Action Guide and is a useful addition to the growing body of evidence that will help governments to effectively mainstream gender in their trade policy.
Contents
Foreword
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Marilyn Carr
PART ONE: THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON WOMEN
1. Introduction to Part One
Mariama Williams
Import Liberalisation
2. A Bitter Pill to Swallow: The Effects of Tariff Reductions on Sugar in Kenya
Yves Conze with Mariama Williams
3. Profits Fly the Coop: Gender Impacts of Trade Liberalisation on the Jamaican Poultry Industry
Carol Narcisse
Preference Gain and Loss
4. Can it be Mended? Kenya and the MFA Phase-out
Paul Kamau
5. Knitting it Together: India and the MFA Phase-out
Pramod Dev
6. A Stitch in Time? AGOA and Lesotho’s Clothing Sector
Mariama Williams and Marilyn Carr
7. Slipping on a Peel: The Effects of Changing Trade Regimes on the St Lucia Banana Industry
Carol Narcisse
Service Liberalisation
8. Moving Forwards, Falling Backwards: GATS and the Migration of Skilled Professionals from the Caribbean
Carol Narcisse
9. Digitalising It: Women and Trade in ICT in Developing Countries
Mariama Williams and Carol Narcisse
Non-Tariff Trade Barriers
10. Packaged to Perfection: The SPS Agreement and Aquaculture in Bangladesh
Marilyn Carr and Sanae Ito
11. Sitting on the Docks: The SPS Agreement and the Fish Industry in Uganda
May Sengendo
12. Lessons Learned from Part One
Mariama Williams
PART TWO: LINKING WOMEN WITH EXPORT MARKETS
13. Introduction to Part Two
Marilyn Carr
Traditional Primary Products
14. Raising the Bar on Chocolate: Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Shape the Future
Pauline Tiffen
15. Cultivating Organic Coffee: Challenges for Small Farmers in Jamaica
Dorienne Rowan-Campbell
16. Corporate Responsibility and the Cashew Nut Industry: Examples from India and Mozambique
Adapted by Nazneen Kanji and Marilyn Carr
New Export Markets
17. Swazi Secrets: Indigenous Products in the Global Marketplace
Nontokozo Nemarundwe, Maideyi Kutambura,
Lucy Welford and Itai Chibaya
18. A Beautiful Business: The Case of Pure Fiji
Compiled by Marilyn Carr from material supplied by Pure Fiji
19. Trade is Blooming: The Case of Ramesh Flowers in India
Amit Lodha
20. Making Money from Honey: Linking Rural Ugandan Women with Export Markets
Rachel Nadelman, Sarah Silliman and Marilyn Carr
Manufactured Exports
21. Toehold in India: Women Artisans Exporting Leather Sandals
Madhura Chatrapathy
22. Stitching Local to Global: SEWA’s Trade Facilitation Centre
Reema Nanavaty and Mona Dave
23. Communications and Commerce: The Role of ICT in Linking Women Entrepreneurs with Global Markets
Nidhi Tandon and Giséle Yitamben
24. Lessons Learned from Part Two
Marilyn Carr
About the Contributors
Boxes
Figures
Tables