By the International Maritime Organization
The second cohort of future female leaders* have joined the Leadership Accelerator Programme (LEAP) run by Maritime SheEO. IMO is again sponsoring twenty students, under its Women In Maritime programme. The course is designed to equip women with leadership skills and the confidence to progress in their careers. The course launched on 15 September 2022 and will...
KPI OceanConnect launches ‘Women in Shipping’ initiative to drive awareness of inclusivity and sustainability
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Similar to their male co-workers, women also feel isolated or lonely at sea. This may be exacerbated if they are the only woman onboard or they face gender-based discrimination due to forming part of a male-dominated industry.
SAFETY4SEA Crew Wellness Survey of 2019 showed that female seafarers were generally less satisfied than males. Meanwhile, a survey by IHMA, ISWAN, ITF, and Seafarers Hospital Society to 595 female seafarers in 2015 identified joint/back pain and anxiety/stress/depression...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-key-health-safety-concerns-for-women-seafarers/
In efforts to achieve gender equality on a global scale, the United Nations issued a report, revealing that according to 2019’s data, fewer companies had been setting goals and targets to achieve equality, while even more companies have been reporting progress.
https://safety4sea.com/uns-gender-gap-analysis-on-women-empowerment-reveals-important-gaps/
ECSA expressed its support for a gender-balanced shipping industry during the European Shipping Week, highlighting the importance of women in shipping and promotion of gender diversity.
Specifically, gender equality has been at the centre of discussions lately, with the shipping industry being a firm supporter of equality. ECSA and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have partnered to improve the participation of women in European shipping, while ECSA and its member associations are...
The London Port Authority (LPA) issued a statement informing that they join the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the fight for more diversity and equality in the male-dominant shipping industry.
Through a twitter post, London Port Authority stated
Also, following March 8 as the International Women’s Day, the IMO’s gender programme announced launch of a photo search to build its bank of images of women in maritime. The move came as IMO believes the media have a great potential to...
https://safety4sea.com/london-port-authority-joins-imo-for-more-diversity-in-shipping/
In a major development, gender diversity in shipping got a major boost at last week’s Eurpean Shipping Week when Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU) spoke on “Better for People, Better for the Profession, Better for the Industry”, reports Safety4Sea
Percentage of Women Seafarers Still LowDuring the ESW, February 17-21, Dr Doumbia-Henry highlighted that in the last 27 years the percentage of women seafarers has remained low as 1-2%, noting the importance...
http://mfame.guru/more-women-seafarers-better-for-maritime-profession/
Gender pay gap is the difference between the gross hourly earnings between working men and working women.
The EU has also shed specific focus on tackling...
https://safety4sea.com/infographic-myths-around-the-gender-pay-gap/
