African women in trade : Paper prepared for the seminar on women and trade the first Arab-African trade fair in Tunisi, October 1993

Abstract

Since the declaration of the International Women's Year and Decade in 1975, many Governments have tried to improve women's integration into modern socio-economic life of nations. The Lagos Plan of Action (LPA) stressed vocational and management training as a means for women s integration into modern business, especially trade. The LPA further recommended women's role in small-and medium-scale enterprise development, a cornerstone strategy for African economic development. Resolution 736 (XXVII) of the ECA Conference of Ministers in April 1992 also emphasized the potential of women in trade.