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Breaking The Silence: Sexual Abuse At Sea

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DW news source talks about sexual abuse at sea.

Sexist remarks, discrimination, sexual assault

Sexist remarks, discrimination, sexual assault — these are part of everyday life for many female workers on ships. Usually, they say nothing. But one woman broke the silence.

It was her childhood dream to become a seafarer — it took just a week for it to be shattered. Speaking with DW, Ann (full name known to editors) chose her words carefully.

“Yeah, when you’re a woman, you have some bad...

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MOL Joins ‘Male Leaders Coalition for Empowerment of Women’

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that its President & CEO Hashimoto participated in the “Male Leaders Coalition for Empowerment of Women” (Secretariat: Japanese Cabinet Office). The move will accelerate efforts to promote gender equality and women’s advancement in MOL Group while deepening its corporate network with leaders in various industries across the country.

Male Leaders Coalition for Empowerment of Women

“Male Leaders Coalition for...

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MOL Signs ‘Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs)’

MOL has announced its endorsement of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and signed a statement to act in accordance with the principles.

WEPs are action principles for actively working to promote the advancement of women, jointly developed by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (now UN Women) in March 2010.

WEPs 7 Principles

Seven principles for companies to place gender equality at the core of their management and to voluntarily address this...

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North Star’s New Vessel Fleet Honours Famous Women

North Star’s new UK built hybrid powered daughter craft, the first of its type specifically designed for the offshore wind market, has been launched at a naming ceremony held at the RoyalNorfolk and Suffolk Yacht club in Lowestoft, adjacent to the firm’s regional operations hub, says an article published on their site.

Christening

The vessel was christened ‘Grace Darling’ in honour of a famous lighthouse keeper’s daughter from the North East of England who risked her life in 1838 to save the...

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Royal Navy Chooses Its First Female Admiral

  • The Royal Navy has appointed its first female admiral.
  • Commodore Jude Terry will take up the rank of rear admiral.

According to an article published in BBC, the Royal Navy has appointed its first female admiral Commodore Jude Terry.

Navy’s First Female Admiral

Commodore Jude Terry will take up the rank of rear admiral in August 2022. “Someone had to be first,” she said.

The navy “genuinely doesn’t look at your gender”, she added. Cdre Terry will take on the roles of the Royal Navy’s director of...

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Female Marines Made History At Marine Corps Recruit Depot

It takes 13 weeks to complete boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, where young recruits become hardened US Marines. The three-month course is considered one of the most difficult in any branch of the US military, reports CNN.

Three Months of Training

But before this year, male and female recruits never trained side-by-side.

This week, after grinding through three months of training and team building, the San Diego depot’s first gender-integrated class of Marines graduated after...

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[Watch] First Female President WMU on Gender Challenges

Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, the first female president of the World Maritime University (WMU), speaks as part of the TUMI’s ‘Remarkable Women in Transport 2021’ report. An article was published on Safety4sea.

Her Early Life

Prior to joining WMU, Dr. Doumbia-Henry served in a number of capacities at the International Labour Organization (ILO) as

  •  Director of the International Labour Standards Department
  •  Director of the Sectoral Activities Department
  •  Senior Legal Officer in the Office of the...

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The Journey Of Egypt’s First Female Sea Captain

Marwa Elselehdar has become the first woman to work as a sea captain in Egypt. As a little girl, Elselehdar always loved the sea and enjoyed swimming, reports Arab News.

Elselehdar’s education

She enrolled in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt and joined the International Transport and Logistics Department, but she was more drawn to the curriculum that was being taught to her brother in the Department of Maritime Transport and Technology.

The department was...

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Shipping Needs To Attract & Retain More Women

The European shipping continues to advocate the enhanced participation of women in European shipping, says an article published in ECSA website.

Women in European shipping

The European social partners for Maritime Transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), continue to advocate the enhanced participation of women in European shipping.

Women in shipping industry

Participation and leadership

On International Women’s Day,the...

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MOL Selected For ‘Nadeshiko Brand’ For Women Empowerment

Junichiro Ikeda ( President & CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines , Ltd Tokyo ) announced the company’s first selection to the list of “Nadeshiko Brands” under a joint initiative by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TES) to promote women’s success in the workplace, says a recently published press release on their website.

Benefits The Initiative Will Bring

The initiative aims to introduce investors to TSE-listed enterprises make outstanding efforts to...

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