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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 ...
Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform
Type: Journal Article
A review of case law and other documentation of human rights issues in fishing communities highlights forced evictions, detention without trial, child labour, forced labour and unsafe working conditions, and violence and ...
International Symposium on Women in Asian Fisheries
Type: Conference Proceedings
International Symposium on Women in Asian Fisheries presents a record of the 1998 symposium. The fisheries sector has unique problems related to women, which have to be addressed not only from a technical standpoint but ...
Vulnerability of female fish traders to HIV/AIDS along the fish market chain of the south-eastern arm of Lake Malawi: Analysis report
Type: Report
The objectives of this study were first, to understand the market chain of fish as traded by women in the south-eastern Arm of Lake Malawi, with a specific focus on analyzing how fish is moved from the lake to the wholesale ...
Global Symposium on Women in Fisheries
Type: Conference Proceedings
All over the world, women contribute in multiple ways to the production, processing, marketing and management of fish and other living aquatic resources. The first ever Global Symposium on Women in Fisheries, held in ...
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 ...
Testing tools to measure women’s empowerment in fisheries and aquaculture
Type: Blog
To measure the impact of fisheries and aquaculture projects on women's empowerment and nutrition, it is important to have a reliable tool for data collection.
Inclusive ecosystems? Women's participation in the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Malawi
Type: Journal Article
Ecosystem services and their role in alleviating poverty are centered on a set of gendered social relations. The understanding of these relations between men and women in aquatic ecosystems can unveil gender-based opportunities ...
Fisheries development programs and women
Type: Journal Article
A brief examination is made of development programmes aimed at improving the status of women in fisheries, with particular reference to the Bay of Bengal Programme. Activities of this programme have included instruction ...