The following are Economic Literacy resources from the IGTN Secretariat on gender and trade issues of global concern:

• Some images from the III International Training of Trainers - TOT in Economic Literacy: Popular economic literacy training from gender perspective: training of Trainers, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November, 2006. Images can be found at:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtNEXWTt0kk

• Gender, Sustainable Development and Trade, Minety Abraham, Farah Nageer, Alexandra Spieldoch, IGTN Secretariat.

This document examines the relationship between gender, sustainable development and trade and highlights the essential role of women in ensuring socially sustainable development. It focuses on the consequences of trade policies such as the AoA and concludes by recognizing that sustainable development is neither a choice nor a tradable commodity.

• Gender, Health and Trade , Melissa Whithed, Minety Abraham, Alexandra Spieldoch and Farah Fosse, IGTN Secretariat.

This document examines the link between gender, health and trade by looking at the impact of the privatization of health services on women. It also offers a close analysis of the negative implications of TRIPS negotiations that are currently taking place in the WTO. The document calls for an end to trading essential services such as health in the world trade system.

• Gender, Water and Trade, Melissa Whited, IGTN Secretariat July 2003.

This document makes the link between gender, water and trade by explaining the impact of privatization and free trade on water provision and women. It also offers recommendations for addressing the global water crisis.

• What You Need to Know About WTO Ministerials

This Fact Sheet briefly explains the history and function of WTO Ministerials.

• What you need to know about Trade-Finance Policy Coherence

This article explains and gives facts around trade and development policy coherence in the areas of agriculture, services, investment and balance of payments in clear, simple language.