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This document presents a draft gender and trade advocacy model and a trade-focussed gender analysis tool. The advocacy model is designed to serve an advisory role to the core Canadian public sector bodies responsible for developing Canada's negotiating positions at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The trade-focussed gender analysis framework is designed to help non-economists analyze the impact of WTO trade agreements on specific groups of women and men. A summary of key gender issues related to specific WTO trade agreements is included.