Women-Owned SMEs and Trade Barriers

This report looks into how trade barriers affect the participation of women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in exporting. In order to understand the reasons underlying those findings, this report analyzes the gender differences in selected business characteristics of SMEs, namely size, industry of operation, years of managing experience, and destination of exports.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:19 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:19 (UTC)
contact_email REA@international.gc.ca
criticality_level []
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection publication
open_canada_date_published 2020-04-02 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["trade barriers", "women-owned", "small and medium enterprises", "(SMEs)", "exporting", "gender", "differences", "size", "industry", "experience"], "fr": ["barrières commerciales", "détenu par des femmes", "petites et moyennes entreprises", "SME? Exporter", "genre", "différences", "grandeur", "industrie", "expérience"]}
open_canada_subject ["economics_and_industry", "government_and_politics", "transport"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr PME appartenant à des femmes et obstacles au commerce
update_frequency not_planned