Enhancing the capacity of policy-makers to mainstream gender in trade policy and make trade responsive to women's needs: A South African perspective

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dc.contributor.advisorHoltman, L.
dc.contributor.authorNkuepo, Henri J.
dc.contributor.otherNULL
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Law
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-14T14:15:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-06T12:53:47Z
dc.date.available2011/05/20 07:51
dc.date.available2011/05/20
dc.date.available2014-01-14T14:15:11Z
dc.date.available2024-11-06T12:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMagister Legum - LLMen_US
dc.description.abstractThe impact of trade policies on the pursuit of gender equality is often ignored. Recognising the link between trade and gender, this dissertation aims to enhance the capacity of policy-makers to mainstream gender in trade policy and to help identify ways for using trade to respond to women's needs in South Africa. In order to meet this objective, it analyses the impacts that trade liberalisation has had on the economy and on gender in general and in South Africa in particular. In addition, it evaluates the impacts on men and women in order to see if trade has contributed to reducing, accentuating or perpetuating gender inequality in South Africa. Findings have confirmed that Trade liberalisation has had both positive and negative impacts on women and men. But, they have also demonstrated that trade liberalisation has affected women and men differently having negative influences on the pursuit of gender equality. The research has, however, concluded that the impact of trade liberalisation on the pursuit of gender equality is influenced by other key factors. As strategy to mainstream gender in trade policies, the research suggests that policy-makers should analyse the implications for women and men of any trade policy before adopting such policy. This analysis would help him/her to see the possible imbalances of the new policy and implement policies and programmes to eradicate them. Also, it will help him/her to identify possible ways for using trade to empower women. The research is based on the idea that the elimination of the existing inequalities will put women at the same stage with men and will, therefore, contribute to women's empowerment in South Africa.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/18217
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectTrade Policyen_US
dc.subjectGender mainstreamingen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectGender blinden_US
dc.subjectTrade liberalizationen_US
dc.subjectTrade protection (Protectionism)en_US
dc.subjectMacro-economic policyen_US
dc.subjectTrade policy-makeren_US
dc.subjectInternational Commitmenten_US
dc.titleEnhancing the capacity of policy-makers to mainstream gender in trade policy and make trade responsive to women's needs: A South African perspectiveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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