Trade and Gender Review of Latin America

The Trade and Gender Review of Latin America examines women's engagement in trade in seven Latin American countries: Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Mexico and Peru. It presents a quantitative and qualitative analysis of women in trade in three of their economic roles-as workers business leaders and consumers-and examines relevant trade policies that most affect them. The Review suggests policies that aim to better support women in trade in the seven countries including: incorporating and implementing gender-related provisions in trade agreements; supporting exports of women-led businesses; ensuring market access for goods and services that women produce and consume; ensuring coherence across policy areas including those that aim to tackle informality; as well as legal regulatory and structural barriers that exclude women from labour markets and from accessing finance. These policy recommendations aim to ensure women in Latin America share in the benefits from trade and contribute to make their region more prosperous and thereby a safer and more desirable place to live and work.