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What is Human Rights Economics?
Human Rights Economics strives for an economic system that is just for people and respectful of the planet, that promotes social and economic justice, that...
Human rights economics: a conceptual, strategic and advocacy challenge
Why do we not have a human rights economics? Feminists have articulated a concept of feminist economics which is broadly recognized and which has infused many...
How can WTO talks on e-commerce benefit women? If only we knew
E-commerce is touted as offering new and advantageous opportunities for women. But what do WTO e-commerce negotiations really hold for women’s rights?...
New findings on distributional impacts of trade: a human rights response
The World Bank’s recently-published report on the distributional impact of trade is welcome; all the more so that it says what we in the human rights community have long known: benefits of trade are distributed unequally, creating winners and losers.
Gender provisions in trade agreements: opportunities for the few or protection for the many?
As gender-related provisions in trade agreements become more frequent, we ask how well-suited they are to achieving gender equality objectives. We suggest that CEDAW offers a metric against which to measure their effectiveness.
Improving consistency between trade and human rights
States tend to ratify new trade agreements with little heed for their human rights obligations. Impact assessment can help ensure consistency between these two bodies of law.
Dr Okonjo-Iweala’s Hard Gender Challenge
The appointment of the first woman WTO Director-General sends a strong signal that equality between men and women can be achieved. But to truly empower women, WTO leadership must address how trade can entrench or reduce structural gender imbalances in the economy.