Marion Sharples

Marion Sharples @MarionSharples

Marion Sharples is policy & communications officer at the Gender & Development Network. She sits on the WIDE+ Gender & Trade working group and is a trustee of Women Working Worldwide. She holds an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation.

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Opinion: Why SheTrades misses the mark on transforming trade for women

Opinion: Why SheTrades misses the mark on transforming trade for women

over 7 years ago // Trade and development

It's positive to see government engaging on gender and trade, and the strategy is no doubt valuable. But they are wide of the mark — SheTrades Commonwealth assumes that what women need is greater access to trade. The problem is the terms of their engagement.