Caribbean Gender Equality Knowledge Exchange Lab “Mainstreaming Gender in Trade Policy Operations” Webinar Summary Action Brief, July 2024

This resource provides policymakers in the trade sector with practical steps on how to mainstream gender equality into trade sector policies, programmes and initiatives. It also includes recommendations for a gender-responsive action plan and monitoring and evaluation framework. The International Trade Centre (ITC) facilitated the training exercise based on the guide From Design to Evaluation: Making Trade Policy Work for Women ^[1] published by the ITC.

This webinar summary action brief is part of a series of documents published by the Caribbean Development Bank and UN Women MCO Caribbean through the Caribbean Gender Equality Knowledge Exchange Lab initiative.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the UN Women Multi-Country Office Caribbean are co-conveners of the lab which allows for the exchange of best practices, ideas and offer support the region’s institutions including national gender machineries and other governmental representatives, civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations, private sector, academia and faith-based and youth organizations.

Contributors:

Caribbean Development Bank 

• Farmala Jacobs, Gender Specialist 
• Darren Carter, Gender Equality Young Professional 

UN Women MCO - Caribbean 

• Tonni Brodber, Representative 
• Monique Long, Planning and Coordination Specialist – Jamaica 
• Sharon Carter-Burke, Communications Analyst 

International Trade Centre 

• Inês Aguiar Machado, Associate Economic Affairs Officer 
• Ma. Diyina Gem Arbo, Data and Policy Lead- Trade and Gender 

Shridath Ramphal Centre for Int’l Trade Law, Policy and Services, UWI 

• Dr. Jan Yves Remy, Director