staff working paper ersd 2003 03 august world trade organization economic research and statistics division is liberalization a window of opportunity for women hildegunn kyvik nordås wto manuscript date disclaimer this hence it represents in progress the opinions individual members or visiting scholars product professional not meant to represent position its official any errors are fault authors copies papers can be requested from divisional secretariat by writing rue de lausanne 154 ch 1211 genève 21 switzerland please request number title abstract analyses how affects s job opportunities earnings through five case studies mauritius mexico peru philippines sri lanka found that share labour force has increased over time wage gap between men narrowed also
