Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards (GRS) of WP.6 holds bi-monthly meetings to progress its work agenda and encourage building a network of gender focal points working on gender-responsive standards. The GRS encourages the uptake of guidance such as the Recommendation U on Gender-Responsive Standards and the Guidelines on Developing Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development. It develops further guidance to help standards development organizations to effectively roll out gender-responsive standards.
All WP.6 GRS members and interested experts are welcome to join these meetings.
The Team of Specialists was established in 2022 through the 124th meeting of the UNECE Executive Committee in decisions L.13. It is the continuance of the Gender-Responsive Standards Initiative which was established in 2016. More information on this group is available on the group’s web page.
Agenda
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Item |
Subject |
Timing |
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1 |
Approval of the agenda |
5 |
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2 |
Invited guest speaker: Mariangela Linoci, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD The impact of non-tariff measures on women’s e-commerce businesses in developing countries (see UNCTAD news and publication)
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40 |
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3 |
Are there any volunteers to share their experiences at the next ToS-GRS annual session? Are there any ideas of future guest speakers for the regular meetings? |
10 |
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4 |
Update from the Secretariat
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15 |
|
5 |
Proposed calendar of meetings of WP.6 and its subgroups in 2025 |
5 |
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6 |
Any other business |
5 |
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7 |
Next meetings of ToS-GRS: |