Articles: Introduction to the Transnational Corporations special issue on multinational enterprises and gender equality

Q1 Social Sciences

Transnational Corporations Pub Date : 2021-04-05 DOI:10.18356/2076099x-27-3-3

J. Poole, Amelia U. Santos‐Paulino, J. Zhan

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Abstract

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises (MNEs) are important sources of financing for developing countries. In this context, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has a long track-record of looking at both spillovers from FDI and gender equality. The policy study on investment by transnational corporations and gender provided a preliminary review of the academic literature on the impact of foreign investment on gender policy and practice, focusing on the wage and employment effects, and the related potential for women’s empowerment (UNCTAD, 2014). In addition, the 2020 World Investment Report (UNCTAD, 2020a) describes that the world’s leading multinational enterprises are increasing their gender equality reporting and policies, contributing to broader female representation and positive development impacts. Finally, several of the papers in this special issue served as background research for the UNCTAD (forthcoming) policy report on The International Transmission of Gender Policies and Practices: The Role of Multinational Enterprises. This original academic research was presented at an expert group meeting in May 2020, which brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss tangible policy recommendations and development impacts, while formally validating the quality of the research as part of the review process.

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文章:《跨国公司导论》关于跨国企业与性别平等的特刊

外国直接投资(FDI)和跨国企业(MNEs)是发展中国家重要的融资来源。在这方面，联合国贸易和发展会议(贸发会议)长期以来一直关注外国直接投资的溢出效应和性别平等。关于跨国公司投资和性别的政策研究对外国投资对性别政策和实践影响的学术文献进行了初步审查，重点关注工资和就业影响，以及赋予妇女权力的相关潜力(UNCTAD, 2014)。此外，《2020年世界投资报告》(UNCTAD, 2020a)指出，世界领先的跨国企业正在增加性别平等报告和政策，为更广泛的女性代表性和积极的发展影响做出贡献。最后，本期特刊中的若干论文作为贸发会议(即将发表的)关于“性别政策和做法的国际传播:跨国企业的作用”的政策报告的背景研究。这项原创学术研究在2020年5月的专家组会议上进行了介绍，该会议汇集了研究人员、从业人员和政策制定者，讨论了切实的政策建议和发展影响，同时作为审查过程的一部分正式验证了研究的质量。

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Transnational Corporations Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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期刊介绍： Transnational Corporations is a double-blind refereed journal published three times a year by UNCTAD. Its basic objective is to publish policy-oriented articles and research notes that provide insights into the economic, legal, social and cultural impacts of transnational corporations and foreign direct investment in an increasingly global economy and the policy implications that arise therefrom. It focuses especially on political and economic issues related to transnational corporations.