Lao PDR - Mapping the Gender Dimensions of Trade : A Preliminary Exposition

The Lao Government has also made important commitments to gender equality in both its national socio-economic development planning and in a number of international agreements. Through mapping the gender dimensions of trade in Lao PDR, this report aims to draw out key inter-linkages between a more open trade policy and gender. Recent export performance in Lao has been strong and mostly driven by hydro-electricity and minerals, which constituted more than half of all exports in 2010 and are predicted to grow even more in the next few years. To better understand the interaction between gender and trade policy, this paper presents a gender mapping exercise for export development in Lao PDR and in this regard presents simple recommendations on how to undertake this type of exercise. The paper is split in two parts: the first sketches out a simple methodological framework that can be used by researchers to do an initial mapping of the inter-relationships between export promotion/trade policy and gender. The second part of the paper is aimed primarily at policy makers. It uses the framework to provide a diagnostic which examines: 1) sectors in Lao with potential for export expansion that could benefit women; 2) gender-based constraints in these sectors which limit their expansion through trade; and 3) potential impacts for women, both positive and negative, from an increase in Lao's natural resource exports.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-07
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BENEFITS FOR WOMEN, BIG CITY, BIODIVERSITY, CARE FOR CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, CASH CROPS, CHILD CARE, CITIZENS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES, CROPS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DIET, DISCRIMINATION, DISSEMINATION, DRINKING WATER, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, ELDERLY, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENHANCEMENT OF WOMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EQUAL ACCESS, EQUIPMENT, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ETHNIC GROUP, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY WORK, FARMS, FEMALE EMPLOYEES, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE FARMERS, FEMALE INTENSITY, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE STUDENTS, FEMALE TEACHERS, FEMALE TRADERS, FEMALE WORKERS, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FISH, FISHERIES, FLOW OF INFORMATION, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOREST COVER, FOREST PRODUCTS, FORMAL EDUCATION, FREE TRADE, GDP, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER ASSESSMENT, GENDER COMPOSITION, GENDER CONCERNS, GENDER DEVELOPMENT, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIMENSION, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER DISPARITIES, GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER FOCAL POINTS, GENDER FOCUS, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAPS, GENDER IMPACT, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER INEQUITIES, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER MAINSTREAMING EFFORTS, GENDER PERSPECTIVE, GENDER ROLES, GENDER SENSITIVE, GENDER SPECIALIST, GENDER TRAINING, GIRLS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ITC, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TRAINING, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SHORTAGES, LABORERS, LAND TENURE, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE, LITERACY RATES, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL WOMEN, LOSS OF LAND, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, MARKETING, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MEDICAL SERVICES, MIGRATION, MIGRATION CHALLENGES, MINORITY, NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NATIONAL POLICY, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, POLICY GOALS, POLICY MAKERS, POOR WOMEN, POPULATION DENSITY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPORTION OF WOMEN, PUBLIC SERVICES, RADIO, REMITTANCES, RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL WOMEN, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICES TO WOMEN, SEX, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SILK, SKILLED PERSONNEL, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL LOANS, SMALLHOLDERS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INCLUSION OF WOMEN, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL STATUS, SPECIES, SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE, SUBSISTENCE FARMING, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUPPORT SERVICES, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TELEVISION, TEXTILES, TRADE POLICY, TRADE UNIONS, TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES, TRANSPORTATION, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNIFEM, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN, UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, VALUE ADDED, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE GAP, WOMEN FARMERS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, WOOD, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO, YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16652830/lao-pdr-mapping-gender-dimensions-trade-preliminary-exposition https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11914
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