World Trade Organization awards Turkey gender equality prize

The World Trade Organization has awarded an international prize to Turkey’s Ministry of Trade for a study analyzing women’s contribution to Turkish exports using micro-level data. The research, titled “Women’s…” (full title truncated in the feed), was recognized under the WTO’s gender-equality award scheme, though the article does not specify the prize amount, the number of competing entries, or the exact date of the announcement. The award matters because it validates Turkey’s use of firm- and individual-level trade data to quantify how women entrepreneurs and workers drive export performance, an area where most economies still rely on aggregate estimates. It also gives the ministry external credibility as Ankara seeks to promote female labor-force participation and export-led growth. What to watch next: whether the ministry publishes the underlying micro-data methodology and sets measurable targets for raising women’s share of exports.