INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND GENDER
CONVENING
NOTICE
Revision
The following revised Convening Notice dated 24 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/11).
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, member of the Secretariat of the GQUAL Campaign;
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 liveable
planet – the new WBG Gender Strategy 2024-2030.
7. INFORMATION
ON WTO SECRETARIAT'S CURRENT ACTIVITIES
8. OTHER
BUSINESS
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