Bullying, abuse, perceptions for the potential for harassment, isolation, prejudices, limited access to vocational education / training and employment difficulties are some of the difficulties faced by Chinese female seafarers, […]
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218 Empowering Women in Transport: the maritime industry and the Role of the EU
Panel discussion in the European Parliament June, 27th 2023
Ms Vera Tax, MEP European Parliament, organised this panel event to raise awareness amongst the maritime community and policymakers about the importance of women and how to improve working conditions in the sector.
This is a recording of our discussion on June 27 in Brussels. The participants have generously given me permission to share with you what we discussed.
You will hear five panellists (besides me) speaking;
- Ms Line Heimstad,...
Setting the record straight: rewriting women into maritime history
Industry associations, class societies, lawyers, maritime publishers and historical associations have joined forces to highlight the contribution of women to shipping over the centuries.
The ‘Rewriting women into maritime history’ project will collate the material, firstly from London in the UK, then from across the UK and ultimately from around the world so that contribution of women in shipping “can be identified and placed in the...
Sea Change! Female Cadets Sail in Marine Engineering
Men have been riding the success wave all these years on the high seas, but women seem to be stopping them in their tracks of late, if the number of girls joining for marine engineering is any indication. The good pay package and the thrill involved could make more follow suit, reports The New Indian Express.
Female cadetsData from Cusat’s Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering (KMSME) says 35 female students are pursuing the course currently. Women are also getting placements in big...
https://mfame.guru/sea-change-female-cadets-sail-in-marine-engineering/
LEAP ahead for female leadership in maritime – applications sought from industry
Applications are sought from potential candidates who would like to take part in the Second Leadership Accelerator Program to members of Women in Maritime Associations and National WISTA Associations, it has been announced.
Only 30 places are available. So don’t delay, apply today!
The deadline for applications is 22nd August, 2022.
WISTA and WIMA members can apply directly using the below link:
New academic research indicates factors leading to discrimination against female officers
Nationality, high qualifications and male support may be factors that can reduce the degree of discrimination against female maritime officers, according to Indian researchers.
“Higher qualification marine women officers and her male companion’s support are highly essential to reduce the discrimination experience onboard,” the researchers concluded in their paper, “Exploring the...
Coast Guard names its first female judge advocate general and chief counsel
The U.S. Coast Guard announced recently that Rear Adm. Melissa Bert has been invested as judge advocate general and chief counsel of the Coast Guard. Bert is the service’s first woman to hold that office.
Bert was most recently the director of Governmental and Public Affairs for the Coast Guard, where she was responsible for external engagement with Congress, the media and other inter-governmental entities.
As judge advocate general and chief counsel, Bert leads a group of legal professionals who...