Gender parity and small businesses: What role for the Trade Agenda?

Cristani, Federica; Fornale, Elisa; Busch, Paula Sophie (13 December 2021). Gender parity and small businesses: What role for the Trade Agenda? Trade Forum(4) International Trade Centre

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Women-owned small businesses are still less integrated in international markets than those owned by men. According to the International Trade Centre’s SME Competitiveness Outlook 2021, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent about 90% of firms and account for more than 50% of employment worldwide, with almost 40% of small businesses owned by women. Despite consistently participating in international trade, women-owned small businesses are still less integrated in international markets than those owned by men. Why is this so?

Item Type:	Newspaper or Magazine Article
Division/Institute:	02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute 10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute
UniBE Contributor:	Fornale, Elisa, Busch, Paula Sophie
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services
Publisher:	International Trade Centre
Language:	English
Submitter:	Pablo Rahul Das
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2022 10:58
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:57
Related URLs:	Organisation
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/162475