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Empowering, counting and hearing women: GAF7 showcases gender equality progress and challenges

Posted on November 1, 2018March 1, 2021 by gafs2017

By Kate Bevitt Emerging research methods and unique technologies that empower and benefit women, alongside women fishworkers’ organisations around the world, are helping to close the gender gap in fisheries and aquaculture. But more still needs to be done to ensure that women are heard, counted and empowered in local to international policy and decision-making Read more about Empowering, counting and hearing women: GAF7 showcases gender equality progress and challenges[…]

Fishery painting, GAF by Ms. Duenpen Pansukha and Ms. Pitchatorn Wawilai,

Celebrating the artworks of school children

Posted on February 13, 2018September 11, 2021 by gafs2017

Take a moment to browse this delightful book that celebrates the imagination, perceptions and vision of junior and senior high school students from Thailand who, during GAF6 in August 2016 in Bangkok, were asked to paint their impressions of “The role of women and youth in aquaculture development or sustainable fisheries management,” or “The impact Read more about Celebrating the artworks of school children[…]

Gender Section officially launched in Kochi

Posted on January 17, 2018June 7, 2021 by jolsana

We are pleased to share some photos of the official launch of the Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section of the Asian Fisheries Society in Kochi on 21 November 2017, as part of the Inaugural Function of the 11th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, and as a prelude to GAF-India.

“Father teaches son fishing and living without violence”

Posted on August 7, 2017August 25, 2019 by gafs2017

Studies on masculinity and gender issues, and particularly on domestic violence in fishing communities, are rare in fisheries research literature which tends, rather, to focus on technical, biological, economic and governance aspects of the industry and the people in it. In some cases, social and health groups reach out to people in fishing communities in Read more about “Father teaches son fishing and living without violence”[…]

A welcome new FAO gender Handbook to support the Small Scale Fisheries Guidelines

Posted on June 25, 2017November 11, 2017 by gafs2017

A very welcome addition to the technical support for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication – a handbook – has just been released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Called “Towards gender-equitable small-scale fisheries governance and development“, Read more about A welcome new FAO gender Handbook to support the Small Scale Fisheries Guidelines[…]

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Still few women leaders in 100 top seafood companies

Posted on December 21, 2016March 5, 2022 by jolsana

Women may be numerous on the factory floors of top seafood producers but, at the top of the companies, their numbers are small. Marie-Christine Monfort, a seafood industry insider herself, conducted a follow-up survey to track changes since she authored an earlier report for FAO (see our previous post). The recent study found that the Read more about Still few women leaders in 100 top seafood companies[…]

Intersectionality, Matriarchy, Patriarchy and Feminism

Posted on August 14, 2012March 5, 2023 by jolsana

The Genderaquafish Glossary has been updated! http://genderaquafish.org/resources-3/glossary-of-terms/ Every wondered what ‘intersectionality’ is? Or how ‘matriarchy, ‘patriarchy’ and ‘feminism’ are defined? Look up our updated Glossary of Terms to find out.

Genderaquafish: where do our readers come from?

Posted on July 1, 2012March 20, 2018 by jolsana

The answer is “from all over the world” – from 112 countries to be more precise! Starting in late February 2012, WordPress.com, the host of this site, has provided site administrators with information on which country each view comes from. We have analyzed the statistics for the approximately four month period since geographic statistics were Read more about Genderaquafish: where do our readers come from?[…]

Google and World Bank on World Development Indicators

Posted on October 12, 2011March 22, 2018 by jolsana

This new ‘public data explorer’ results from a collaboration between Goolge and the World Bank. It offers great graphing options for the latest world indicators on: – economy – environment, – global links – people and markets, and – world view Follow this link

New UN Women’s head lays out 100-day action plan

Posted on January 28, 2011March 15, 2021 by jolsana

New UN Women Executive Director, Ms Michele Bachelet, laid out a new 100 day action plan. Ms. Bachelet also laid out five thematic priorities in the country-specific context: expanding women’s voice, leadership and participation; ending violence against women; ensuring women’s full participation in conflict resolution; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and gender equality priorities central to Read more about New UN Women’s head lays out 100-day action plan[…]