INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND GENDER

CONVENING NOTICE

The following Convening Notice dated 15 July 2024, is being circulated on behalf of Cabo Verde, El Salvador and the United Kingdom.

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The Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender will hold its third regular meeting in Room D and through the Interprefy platform, on Thursday, 25 July 2024 starting at 3 p.m.

The following items are proposed for the agenda:

1.     ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

2.     CO-CHAIRS INITIATIVES: UPDATE

3.     UPDATES BY WTO MEMBERS

a._         Presentation by Norway: Supporting women's access to decision making – Gender Representation in Corporate Boards;

b._         Presentation by Peru: Update on recent APEC & GTAGA activities;

c._         Presentation by Mexico:2024 Work Plan for GTAGA Coordination.

4.     DEVELOPING GENDER-RESPONSIVE POLICY TOOLS: PROPOSALS FROM MEMBERS

a._         Proposal on developing a Compendium on Educational Programmes for Women Entrepreneurs: Communication from the Russian Federation (_INF/TGE/COM/10).

5.     THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN TRADE DIPLOMACY: PANEL DISCUssion

6.     PRESENTATIONS BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND WTO SECRETARIAT

a._         Presentation of CEDAW's draft General Recommendation 40 on women's access to decision-making and leadership positions:

•   Presentation by Elisa Fornalé, World Trade Institute (WTI), Bern University;

•        Presentation by Alejandra Vicente, Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL);

b._         Presentation by the WTO Secretariat on female leadership data in the WTO;

c._         Presentation by the World Bank: Accelerating gender equality to end poverty on a livable planet – the new WBG Gender Strategy 2024-2030.

7.     INFORMATION ON WTO SECRETARIAT'S CURRENT ACTIVITIES

8.     OTHER BUSINESS