Illuminating gender dimensions of hidden harvests
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Since 2012, gender and fisheries papers and presentations often start with a statement that 47 percent of fishworkers worldwide are women. This estimate challenges assumptions of fisheries as a male-dominated sphere, broadening the production-focus of fisheries to include the range of fisheries-related work that contributes to this sector. But where does that number come from? Forty-seven percent was a key finding from efforts by WorldFish and the World Bank to count what had previously been hidden: the small-scale fisheries sector that included both fishing and post-harvest activities. These global estimates were based on fisheries data from 28 case study countries. While the study was ground-breaking, it also had limitations. For example, sex-disaggregated data were very limited, and there were no Pacific Island nations or territories included in the assessment.
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Harper, S. Kleiber, D. (2019). Illuminating gender dimensions of hidden harvests. SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin, 30: 53-55. http://www.spc.int/DigitalLibrary/Doc/FAME/InfoBull/WIF/29/WIF30_53_Harper.pdf
