Counting all the fishers: a global overview

Women’s as well as men’s fishing should be taken into account in marine ecology assessments, according to the recent global review, “Gender and small-scale fisheries: a case for counting women and beyond“, by Danika Kleiber, Leila Harris and Amanda Vincent. Typically, they point out, women’s participation is only considered from a social perspective. After reviewing Read more about Counting all the fishers: a global overview[…]

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Looking back at 2013

In 2013, the Genderaquafish.org website continued to develop as a global source of information sharing and news. Compared to 2012, the number of visitors grew by 16%, to over 17,000 for the year. The visitors came from even more countries than last year (163 countries, compared to 154 countries in 2012). The top 5 countries of our Read more about Looking back at 2013[…]

First Anniversary of Dr M.C. Nandeesha

“So though Nandeesh is not with us physically, his thoughts and deeds are there to guide us through these difficult times” Rajeswari Dayal B. (his loving wife) . This marks the first anniversary of the passing of our dear friend Dr Mudnakudu C. Nandeesha, who was the person who brought gender awareness to the Asian Read more about First Anniversary of Dr M.C. Nandeesha[…]

SPC WIF Info Bulletin: coastal fisheries, women’s fishing, climate change and gender in development

We welcome the latest edition of the Secretariat for the Pacific Community’s (SPC) 23rd Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin.  The Editor, Veikila Vuki highlights that the contributions covers gender roles in coastal fisheries, women’s fishing activities in communities, climate change and gender issues in development. Read the latest issue online! CONTENTS Gender and change in the Read more about SPC WIF Info Bulletin: coastal fisheries, women’s fishing, climate change and gender in development[…]

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Diversifying options for women in Indian brackishwater fisheries

In coastal communities in India, fisheries and aquaculture can provide women and men  with many opportunities for work and livelihood. In Tamil Nadu state, the Central Institute for Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) has long worked on the ground and out in the villages to improve those opportunities with science and people-based projects. Recently, CIBA published two Read more about Diversifying options for women in Indian brackishwater fisheries[…]

Realistic understanding of gender relations needed when making policy

Christine Okali’s latest blog challenges policy makers to scrap the handy (and often unsupported) narratives on women/gender and climate change. Here is some of what she said – but do read the whole blog! “It is time to re-socialise gender policies. For real progress to be made towards gender equity and transforming gender relations across Read more about Realistic understanding of gender relations needed when making policy[…]

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Are fisheries activists and researchers afraid of being seen as Feminists?

In the July 2013 edition of Yemaya, the gender and fisheries newsletter of the International Collective in Support of Small-scale Fishworkers (ICSF), the Editor, Nilanjana Biswas, pointed out that women fisheries activists were frequently afraid of being branded “feminists” because of the pejorative connotations of the term. And yes, she wrote,  “feminism is the ‘radical Read more about Are fisheries activists and researchers afraid of being seen as Feminists?[…]

Handy guide to gender equality text in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Many fisheries and aquaculture experts are now engaged in climate change research and action, so this new publication from the  Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) and collaborators is a handy guide to finding the gender-sensitive text in the various formal agreements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Download the document here: http://www.wedo.org/wp-content/uploads/united-nations-web.pdf Read more about Handy guide to gender equality text in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change[…]

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Social cohesion, masculinity, conservation and more discussed by MARE Gender Panel

Angela Lentisco reports on the Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) Conference in Amsterdam (26 to 28th June 2013),  panel sessions led by Easkey Britton on Engaging Gender for Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods and Improved Social Wellbeing: Perspectives from the Global North and South. “The panel presentations (which you can download from the links on this website) were food for Read more about Social cohesion, masculinity, conservation and more discussed by MARE Gender Panel[…]

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Good Practices to Eliminate Fish Supply Chain Inequality

This FAO publication is a  very welcome addition to the material on the problems and solutions to gender inequality all along fish supply chains.  Good practice policies to eliminate gender inequalities in fish value chains, by Jennie Dey de Pryck analyses the facts, as they are known and provides guidance to action to address the inequalities across the sector, Read more about Good Practices to Eliminate Fish Supply Chain Inequality[…]