Yet it is worth noting that gender composition may not be the only factor at work here, rather, this may be partly a result of the non-developmental focus of the WTO’s emphasis and processes, in which the perspectives of the more powerful, networked and prepared richer nations and emerging markets take precedence. The outliers of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of Singapore and Hong Kong appear to be illustrative of this trend, captured in SIDS statistics, namely in that whilst 25% of SIDs HoM are female, they are 50% more likely to become the chair of a WTO council/ committee (figure 2), whereas for all states, only 16 per cent of female HoM are. ( Gender disaggregation of trade negotiators and senior officials at various levels of oversight within the WTO architecture reveals a low percentage of women, to the extent that the perception of the WTO as a ’men’s club’ still persists.