Dr. Amrita Bahri is Associate Professor of International Trade Law at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and Co-Chair Professor for the WTO Chair Program (Mexico). In her research and publications, she explores how trade laws, agreements, and policies can empower marginalized groups, especially women. As a founding member of the WTO Gender Research Hub, Amrita has worked on trade and women-related projects with various countries and international organizations, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the International Trade Centre, and the World Trade Organization. While collaborating with the ITC team, Amrita designed the first framework to measure the gender responsiveness of trade agreements. She also serves on the editorial board of prestigious academic journals and is among the candidates appointed by the European Commission to chair the Expert Panel Proceedings on Trade and Sustainable Development.

This is a remarkable book as it courageously raises all the right, but sometimes uncomfortable, questions and masterly guides us in our own search for answers. What are the barriers to women's economic empowerment and how are they related to trade? Can trade agreements play a role in overcoming these barriers? What can be learned from efforts already made in this regard? What should/could be done next to ensure that trade genuinely works for all, particularly those who have been historically marginalized, as women have? Amrita Bahri's timely book makes an important contribution to the discussion on how trade agreements can maximize the benefits and minimize the negative impact that trade may have on women.

• Introduction 1: Barriers that Impede Women's Economic Empowerment 2: Trade and Women: Understanding the Nexus 3: Can WTO Laws and Institutions Empower Women? 4: Can Trade Agreements Empower Women? 5: Hesitations and Pitfalls that Impede the Inclusion of Women's Concerns in FTAs 6: Measuring Gender-Responsiveness of Trade Agreements: Using the Maturity Framework 7: Trade Agreements Can Empower Women: A Look at Practice Examples 8: Problems with the Existing Inclusions on Women and Trade 9: The Pentagon Roadmap for Trade and Gender Negotiations: Five-Dimensional Policy Recommendations

Dr. Amrita Bahri is Associate Professor of International Trade Law at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and Co-Chair Professor for the WTO Chair Program (Mexico). In her research and publications, she explores how trade laws, agreements, and policies can empower marginalized groups, especially women. As a founding member of the WTO Gender Research Hub, Amrita has worked on trade and women-related projects with various countries and international organizations, including the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the International Trade Centre, and the World Trade Organization. While collaborating with the ITC team, Amrita designed the first framework to measure the gender responsiveness of trade agreements. She also serves on the editorial board of prestigious academic journals and is among the candidates appointed by the European Commission to chair the Expert Panel Proceedings on Trade and Sustainable Development.

This is a remarkable book as it courageously raises all the right, but sometimes uncomfortable, questions and masterly guides us in our own search for answers. What are the barriers to women's economic empowerment and how are they related to trade? Can trade agreements play a role in overcoming these barriers? What can be learned from efforts already made in this regard? What should/could be done next to ensure that trade genuinely works for all, particularly those who have been historically marginalized, as women have? Amrita Bahri's timely book makes an important contribution to the discussion on how trade agreements can maximize the benefits and minimize the negative impact that trade may have on women.

• Introduction 1: Barriers that Impede Women's Economic Empowerment 2: Trade and Women: Understanding the Nexus 3: Can WTO Laws and Institutions Empower Women? 4: Can Trade Agreements Empower Women? 5: Hesitations and Pitfalls that Impede the Inclusion of Women's Concerns in FTAs 6: Measuring Gender-Responsiveness of Trade Agreements: Using the Maturity Framework 7: Trade Agreements Can Empower Women: A Look at Practice Examples 8: Problems with the Existing Inclusions on Women and Trade 9: The Pentagon Roadmap for Trade and Gender Negotiations: Five-Dimensional Policy Recommendations