Gender Dimensions of Trade Facilitation and Logistics : A Guidance Note

Gender equality is a vital instrument for development. In trade related interventions, taking gender equality into account not only spurs country competitiveness, but also helps obtain better outcomes. The World Bank's international trade depa...

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Main Author:	Higgins, Kate
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JOBS ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESSIBILITY ADVOCACY ADVOCACY EFFORTS AIRPORT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT BICYCLES BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER MANAGEMENT BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BUS BUSES BUSINESS WOMEN CAPACITY OF WOMEN CAR CHILD CARE COMMODITIES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPENSATION CONSIGNMENT CORRUPTION CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DESCRIPTION DISCRIMINATION DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FAMILIES FAMILY WELFARE FEMALE FEMALE TRADERS FEMALES FORMS OF VIOLENCE FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER AWARENESS GENDER AWARENESS TRAINING GENDER BARRIERS GENDER BLIND GENDER COMPOSITION GENDER CONCERNS GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVE GENDER EQUALITY PERSPECTIVES GENDER EXPERT GENDER FOCUS GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER INITIATIVE GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER POLICY GENDER QUOTAS GENDER ROLES GENDER SENSITIVE GENDER SENSITIVITY GENDER THEME GENDER UNIT GENDERS HANDLING HOME HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RIGHT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND IMPRISONMENT INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURES INHERITANCE INLAND TRANSPORT INSURANCE INTEGRATION OF GENDER INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LAWS LITERACY LIVING CONDITIONS LOADING LOCALITIES MINISTRY OF GENDER MINISTRY OF WOMEN MOBILITY MOBILITY BENEFITS MODE OF TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATIONAL RAILWAY OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OWNERSHIP LAWS PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN POLICE POLICY ON GENDER POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITIES PORT AUTHORITY PORTS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RAPE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROADWAY ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL WOMEN RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SAFETY SEX SEX WORKERS SEXUAL HARASSMENT SHIPPERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE STATUS OF WOMEN STD SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FACILITATION AUDITS TRADE LOGISTICS TRADING PATTERNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINS TRANSIT TRANSIT SYSTEM TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT CONTAINERS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INVESTMENT TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORT SURVEYS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS UNCTAD UNIFEM UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN WOMEN VEHICLES VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WALKING WDR WEALTH WILL WOMAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/18621386/gender-dimensions-trade-facilitation-logistics-guidance-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16973