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Women in fisheries in the European Union
Type: Conference Paper
Women in Europe were known to have participated actively in the fishing sector since the 19th Century. Statistics collected from the European Union showed that women participate actively in fish processing activities, ...
Women in fisheries: pointers for development
Type: Conference Paper
This paper provides a short guide to what each paper in the proceedings contains, the approach it takes and, across all papers, the main messages for human development. It concluded by summarizing all the messages into ...
From women in fisheries to gender and fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
This paper traces the sequence of events leading to the involvement of the Asian Fisheries Society and ICLARM The World Fish Center, in the Women in Fisheries program and to the move towards Gender and Fisheries initiatives. ...
Perspectives on women in fisheries in north America
Type: Conference Paper
Women in the fisheries in the United States have varied roles. They range from the most traditional - that of a fisherman's wife and support-partner in his business - to that of scientists and researchers in fisheries-related ...
Responding to globalization trends in fisheries: assets of professional Taiwanese women
Type: Conference Paper
Globalization is an inevitable trend in Taiwan. The investment in human resources has increased over the last three decades, yielding a large pool of professionals, including women. Women became competitive professionals ...
Women-led fisheries management - a case study from Bangladesh
Type: Conference Paper
Although women constitute 50% of the total population of Bangladesh, only 18% are economically involved in the total labor force. They are involved in diversified work within their homesteads. However, during times of ...
Impact of the Community-Based Fisheries Management on sustainable use of inland fisheries in Bangladesh
Type: Conference Paper
Research showed that fish production, abundance and biodiversity were significantly higher in CBFM project sites compared to control water bodies. Performance indicators also suggested that fisher-managed approach yielded ...
Making each and every African fisher count: women do fish
Type: Conference Paper
For many officials working in development, documenting issues of particular concern to women is nothing new. These officials believe that these issues reflect women's demands for equality as well as the influence of feminist ...
Women in fisheries in Asia
Type: Conference Paper
The paper will present a picture of the situation and role of women in fisheries in the Asian region. Country/sub-Asia regional profiles of women in fisheries are expected from clusters in: South Asia (to include India, ...
Changing traditions : a summary report on the first global look at the gender dimensions of fisheries
Type: Conference Paper
The symposium provided new views and insights, and the open discussion at the end settled on four principal directions for future action: to investigate in depth the economic contributions of all segments of fishing ...