Response to the Government's White Paper on Trade and Investment 2004: Making Globalisation a Force for Good, by the Gend

The Department of Trade and Industry of the United Kingdom (UK) recently published its White Paper on Trade and Investment 2004: Making Globalisation a Force for Good (the Paper). The Paper deals with the vital question of how the Government can harness the power of globalisation, making it a force for good, not only in the UK but elsewhere in the world, especially in the developing world.

The Gender Expert Group on Trade (GEGT) has produced this position paper in response to the White Paper, aiming to highlight gender issues across UK/European Union (EU) trade policy. The GEGT was established by the Department of Trade and Industry and is supported by the Women’s National Commission, the Government’s official independent advisory body on women, to ensure that gender is mainstreamed into UK/EU trade policy, and to provide independent and expert advice on gender issues.