{"id":36119,"date":"2019-10-18T08:40:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T06:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=36119"},"modified":"2019-10-18T08:40:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T06:40:21","slug":"women-benefit-less-from-international-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/women-benefit-less-from-international-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Benefit Less From International Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women In Finance:<\/p>\n

President-elect Ursula von der Leyen will be the first female Commission president. Not only that, but she has also succeeded in forming the first gender-balanced EU leadership team. Women are back on the EU\u2019s agenda, writes Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n

Cecilia Malmstr\u00f6m is the Commissioner for Trade in the current European Commission. Before that, she was the Commissioner for Home Affairs.<\/p>\n

This is a big step forward, but we must not stop here. Every EU leader must look hard at what they can do to continue this progress.<\/p>\n

It is a well-established fact that international trade brings prosperity. It is equally well-known that the gains from trade are not always spread evenly.<\/p>\n

In recent years the EU has completed deals with some of the world\u2019s biggest economies. Since 2014, agreements with 15 countries have entered into force, including Japan, Canada and many more. Companies and their workers in the EU benefit from being part of what is now the world\u2019s biggest trade network.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, it seems that some citizens are benefiting more than others.<\/p>\n

Our research says that 36 million jobs in Europe are linked to EU exports. But of those 36 million, only 37% are women. Why?…Euractiv.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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