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Canada, Mexico, Austria lead on gender-inclusive competition analysis

By Anna Ferrari ( January 22, 2026, 09:25 GMT | Comment) -- Competition authorities in Canada, Mexico and Austria are emerging as leaders in applying gender principles to competition enforcement. MLex examined how they are implementing the OECD’s 2023 Gender-Inclusive Competition Toolkit, showing that gender analysis is a practical economic tool for understanding market behavior and consumer harm. Mexican enforcers are prioritizing sectors such as food, health, education, care and public transport, which they see as crucial to women’s participation in the labor market. Austria is closely monitoring hygiene products, while Canada is increasingly factoring gender considerations into market definition.National competition authorities in Canada, Mexico and Austria are among the most advanced in applying gender principles to competition. At Canada’s request, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2023 released a Gender-Inclusive Competition Toolkit, offering guidance on how authorities can assess market effects beyond traditional assumptions....

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