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"World trade influences women’s social status today in the same way as it does for all of those who are involved in some form of economic activity. Trade liberalisation has had its benefits and its drawbacks. The benefits associated with trade liberalisation and globalisation as far as women are concerned include, in particular, new and often well-paying jobs.
Employed women generally become more independent and self-confident, their social status improves, and they become more aware of their rights. Compared with men, however, their compensation is in most cases 20 to 50% lower for the same work.
In the majority of instances, trade liberalisation benefits only big business. As female entrepreneurs are most often employed in the management of small- and medium-sized companies, they effectively benefit from the opening up of markets only to a limited degree.
What has the World Trade Organisation done to further gender equality policy and make it a part of the WTO agenda? The answer is, very little. According to the WTO, trade is a neutral area, based on the assumption that trade and market liberalisation are gender neutral, which means that gender equality policy has no direct involvement with this area. In this context, I think the WTO should pay more attention to gender equality in the future.
It is interesting to note that almost all WTO Member States have signed the Beijing Platform for Action. Its implementation, however, is more than a formality. It is necessary to keep in mind women’s contribution to international trade. Women in general, and educated, multilingual women in particular have excellent communication and negotiation skills, and as managers they employ methods that are different from their male counterparts.
Even though the participation of women in private sector trade is remarkable, we need to increase the number of women working in international organisations, such as the WTO, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and other institutions dealing with trade and business. This should ensure that women are not only part of the production process but also part of the decision-making process, and not only at lower levels but also in executive and managerial positions."@en1
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