The SheTrades Initiative is ITC’s flagship women and trade programme. Since 2015, ITC SheTrades has worked in 94 countries and supported over 100,000 women producers and entrepreneurs. It works to remove the structural barriers that prevent women from competing in public and private markets through procurement reform, supplier development partnerships, and policy change. Its Supplier Diversity Toolkit helps companies identify, assess, and source from women-led suppliers. ITC co-convened more than 300 partners to establish internationally harmonised definitions for women-led businesses under ISO International Workshop Agreement (IWA) 34.
A common vocabulary allows institutions to identify, define, and develop programmes that target women-led businesses, and makes data more comparable across countries and organisations.
About International Trade Center (ITC)
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. Established in 1964, it is the only international development agency dedicated entirely to helping small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries become more competitive, grow, and participate in international trade. ITC works with governments, business support organisations, and the private sector on trade competitiveness, market access, and the policy conditions that allow smaller businesses to trade and grow.