The study will be presented and discussed at an online launch seminar at 3pm CET today (register here). I
will be joined by Isabelle Durant, UNCTAD Acting Secretary-General;
Jennifer Poole, School of International Service, American University; Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, UNCTAD’s lead researcher on the
study; Simeon Djankov, London School of Economics and Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics;
Hiau Looi Kee, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank;
Carol Newman, Professor at the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin;
Vanina Farber, Director for the center of social innovation at IMD, Lausanne; and,
Victor van Vuuren, Director, Enterprise Department, International Labour Organization.
Issues covered in the study that will be discussed by the panelists include:
Do the benefits associated with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) also translate into more gender-equal labour market outcomes in host countries?
What are the mechanisms through which MNEs influence gender policies and practices in the workplace in host countries?
What policy interventions – in host and home countries – can help to maximize the potential benefits of FDI and MNE activities for women?
