Guide to increasing women in public procurement launched.

• Date: 01 October 2020

Public procurement accounts for almost 40% of GDP in many countries, yet women-owned businesses make up only 1% of procurement markets worldwide, according to a new ITC guidebook for policymakers.

The guidebook, Making Public Procurement Work for Women, shows how policymakers, procurement officers and governments can broaden their supplier base and include more women in direct and indirect sourcing. It goes through options such as minimum targets in preferential policies, subcontracting...