Note for Equality N°31: International trade: a means to a recovery with gender equality?

In Latin America and the Caribbean, export-related employment (direct and indirect) represents a small proportion of total employment, although there is heterogeneity among countries and subregions. It is necessary to ensure that women, particularly those working in the tourism sector, entrepreneurs and women involved in exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have equal access to the different instruments and mechanisms of employment support and financing for response and reactivation. In addition, regional productive integration and complementarity must be strengthened and the participation of women workers and entrepreneurs in production chains in dynamic sectors must be promoted through affirmative measures.