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  • About us

    The Women and Trade Programme targets both women entrepreneurs, and women working in export-oriented value chains with a focus on four objectives:

    1. Influence programming and policy at the national and international levels to address gender based constraints to trade
    2. Build the capacity of trade support institutions to support businesswomen
    3. Strengthen the competitiveness of women entrepreneurs
    4. Mainstream gender into ITC’s policies, processes and activities

    The Programme is funded by United Kingdom Aid through the Department for International Development (DFID), as well as with funds provided by the governments of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and others through ITC’s Global Trust Fund.

    In April 2011, ITC’s Senior Management Committee approved a gender mainstreaming policy to support the systematic integration of gender in support of the organisation’s objective, Export Impact for Good. (ITC Gender Mainstreaming Policy)

  • Highlights

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    24.04.2012
    Two million jobs could be created in League of Arab States region if Non-Tariff Measures were eliminated

    The League of Arab States (LAS) region could increase trade among its member states by 10% and create two million new jobs by removing obstacles to intra-regional trade, according to new research by ITC...

    23.04.2012
    Women’s economic empower key to development

    The economic empowerment of women is a critical factor to the achievement of development goals. That was the message from ITC’s Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis, during UNCTAD’s High-level Event on Women in Development on Monday 23 April, where panelists agreed that policies that support women in developing countries must be enacted...

    01.04.2012
    Where art meets global development

    Many small and developing countries have a rich cultural heritage and a living tradition of craftsmanship that their populations can draw on when creating artisanal products that will appeal to buyers abroad. Growing commercialization of the arts has...

    24.02.2012
    Self Employed Women’s Association’s (SEWA) Gitanjali stationery unit - a “centre of green livelihood”

    Women represent half the global population, but they are almost invisible as suppliers to large procurement organizations. In developing countries like India, the majority of women workers are part of the unorganized sector making it difficult to track...

    09.01.2012
    New Ethiopian based web site for female exporters from the African continent

    The Centre for African Women Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia (CAWEE), one of ITC's ACCESS! Focal Point institutions, recently developed a website to help bolster its efforts to promote female exporters in the country and in the African continent at large...

    28.09.2011
    Women business owners connect with multinational companies at forum in China

    Women-owned businesses from around the world have made connections and formed relationships with multinational companies at the International Trade Centre (ITC)’s Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum in Chongqing, China.More than 250 women entrepreneurs...

    27.09.2011
    Women entrepreneurs’ forum connects buyers and sellers for long-term potential

    ITC is working with partners to bring together women business owners from around the world and top-level executives from multinational companies for business matching and mentorship. The connections and learning experiences...

    08.03.2011
    Women coffee growers showcased on international women's day

    The International Trade Centre (ITC) is showcasing the success of women in the coffee industry as part of the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day.  The event on 8 March 2011 is hosted by WTO and ITC at the WTO....

    10.03.2010
    Raising the Voice of Women Entrepreneurs in the Pacific Region

    Building a network of Pacific women in business. More than 50 Pacific business women from 14 Pacific nations and Timor Leste will gather in Port Vila, Vanuatu, later this month...

    01.02.2010
    United Kingdom and ITC Forge Alliance on Aid for Trade - Women Traders Special Focus

    The United Kingdom and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have launched a new three year partnership to implement their common strategy on Aid for Trade, with a special focus on providing business development support to women traders in developing countries... 

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