SheTrades Outlook
Inclusive trade: SheTrades initiative
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Amy
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Fallon
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fallon@intracen.org
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What is the SheTrades Initiative?
Our SheTrades Initiative has changed the economic lives of three million women in 30 countries by connecting them to markets. We have opened 12 regional hubs across Africa, Asia, South America, the Caribbean and Europe, and we continue to grow.
The Initiative centres on empowering women engaging in international trade and creating a women-inclusive fairer business ecosystem. We help them overcome barriers and, with them, identify areas that urgently need to be addressed.
Consultations with global thought leaders reveal persisting barriers between key actors and the building blocks of women’s enterprise development: gender-disaggregated research, inclusive policy, skills development, access to markets and finance.
SheTrades works across countries, regions and stakeholders to champion quality data on women’s participation in trade. We work with policymakers to level the playing field for women, leverage partnerships with the public and private sectors, and connect women to markets and learning opportunities through our one-stop online platform, SheTrades.com.
The Initiative is a proud contributor to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ITC SheTrades beneficiary works with over 50,000 smallholder farmers to turn avocado rejects into high-quality oil that is exported to Europe, US, and Asia.
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6 July 2022
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Sustainable Development Goals
This project contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals, as defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
<p><strong>ITC FOR EVERY WOMAN, EVERYWHERE. </strong></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">ITC recognizes that Gender Equality is a right in and of itself and a requisite for sustainable development. All women everywhere have the right to a decent income, employment, working conditions and a choice and voice in shaping their economic context. Over the next four years, ITC will support a broad universe of women (entrepreneurs, producers, workers, young women, small-scale cross border traders), by leveraging trade and public procurement, mobilising SheTrades Hubs and high-level champions, and tapping into partnerships. The implementation strategy will be scaled up, inclusive, results-oriented and future-focused.<br></span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">ITC’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan identifies gender as one of the five impact areas to deliver an inclusive, prosperous and sustainable future. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">Our Vision by 2025 is as follows:</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span>1.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">ITC is recognised as an <strong>agenda-setter</strong> on empowering women to trade, through the SheTrades Initiative </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span>2.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Through ITC support, <strong>BSOs, market partners and financial institutions</strong> develop world-class women in trade programmes </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span>3.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">Women <strong>trade more</strong> and on <strong>better terms</strong>, hold more <strong>decent jobs</strong>, and a stronger <strong>voice</strong> in trade </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span>4.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">ITC is a <strong>trusted and effective partner</strong> to deliver on the A4T/gender agenda </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><span>5.<span> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB">ITC has an <strong>effective coordinated response</strong> to addressing the trade and gender challenge</span></p>
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SheTrades: Empowering women and boosting livelihoods through agricultural trade: Leveraging the AfCFTA
SheTrades: Accelerator Programme for women entrepreneurs in the Apparel, Accessories and Home Décor sector
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SheTrades Outlook
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Collecting and analyzing gender-disaggregated data helps identify the challenges and opportunities for women in trade more easily. The tool collects data through institutions and is not a business survey.
This tool can be used to:
- Map the environment for women in trade
- Examine data gaps
- Identify areas for potential inclusive policy reform
- Share and learn from good practices across countries
SheTrades Outlook covers 55 indicators across 6 pillars, namely trade policy, business environment, legal and regulatory framework, access to finance, access to skills and work and society.
SheTrades Outlook Country Coverage
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SheTrades Outlook: A New Tool for Gender Equality in Trade
SheTrades Outlook: A New Tool for Gender Equality in Trade
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SheTrades Outlook is an innovative policy tool that, through quantitative and qualitative data, helps stakeholders assess, monitor and improve the institutional ecosystem for women's participation in international trade.
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