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Aerial view of open-pit copper mine in Chile

Will women fall behind in the race for strategic minerals? Lessons from Latin America

By Luz María de la Mora, Director of UNCTAD's division on international trade and commodities

News

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Gender dimensions of the critical minerals boom

Woman logistics manager at a warehouse.

Trade for economic empowerment and gender equality: What comes next

An African woman entrepreneur uses a digital payment device.

Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: What’s next?

A graph showing developed economies generate twice as much waste per capita

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Women sell Andean textile products at a market in Chinchero, Peru.

Elevating women traders’ voices in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru

Latest publications

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The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women’s participation in the mining sector

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Women in cross-border trade: Case study in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru

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Breaking down barriers for women digital entrepreneurs: Insights from Africa

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The impact of non-tariff measures on women’s e-commerce businesses in developing countries

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Videos and podcasts

The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women's participation in the mining sector – UNCTAD director Luz María de la Mora

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Women’s Day: Closing the gender and technology divides to boost development

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Areas of work

Projects

Meetings

Critical Minerals, Critical Choices

9 March 2026

International Women’s Day: Critical minerals, critical choices

18 – 21 November 2025

eTrade for Women Masterclass for South-East Asia and the Pacific

Manila, Philippines

16 June – 20 July 2025

Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures from a gender perspective

Online

2 – 5 December 2024

eTrade for Women masterclass for South Asia

Delhi, India

17 June – 21 July 2024

Online course on trade and gender linkages with a focus on non-tariff measures (NTMs) from a gender perspective

Online

13 March 2024

CSW68 side event - Empowering Women Through Trade: Breaking barriers and transforming subsistence into value chain participation.

New York, United States of America

All meetings and events

Documents

04 Mar 2026

The implications of critical energy transition minerals for women’s participation in the mining sector

01 Dec 2025

Women in Cross-Border Trade: Case study in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru

05 Aug 2024

The impact of non-tariff measures on women’s e-commerce businesses in developing countries

26 Mar 2024

An ocean of opportunities: The potential of seaweed to advance food, environmental and gender dimensions of the SDGs

08 Nov 2023

Trade and entrepreneurship in Indonesia from a gender and development perspective

30 Aug 2023

Towards better trade opportunities for female farmers in Myanmar

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