Gender Equality at Sea
We promote the equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes in order to achieve long-lasting outcomes in marine conservation and sustainable fisheries.
Gender Equality at Sea
This program seeks to ensure equal participation between women and men in decision-making processes to achieve lasting results in marine conservation and sustainable fisheries.

Contributions to the Global Agenda

PPE Guidelines: Value Chains and Post-Harvest Activities

Igualdad de Género en el Mar contributes to the PPE Guidelines chapter on “Value Chains and Post-Harvest Activities” by promoting the recognition of all people who contribute to fisheries value networks.

ODS 5. Gender Equality

The Community Leadership Program strengthens the skills of women and men to participate equally in fisheries-related decision-making across Latin America and the Caribbean, contributing to ODS 5.

PPE Guidelines: Gender Equality

Through our activities and collaborative networks, we promote the implementation of Chapter 8 of the PPE Guidelines, “Gender Equality,” within small-scale fisheries across Latin America and the Caribbean.

ODS 14. Life Under the Sea

We encourage fishing communities developing solutions that contribute to ODS 14, “Life Below Water,” to incorporate a gender perspective as a cross-cutting element in achieving healthy oceans.

The Participation of Women and the Circle of Invisibility

The Circle of Invisibility is a framework proposed by the FAO in 2017 to illustrate the barriers women face in participating within the fisheries sector.

Strategies

How can we counter the invisibility of women in the fisheries sector? Take a look at the strategies we implement:

Capacity Building

Representing Women in Implementation

Through the Community Leadership Program (CLP), women recognize themselves as part of the fisheries sector and strengthen their capacities to actively participate in the implementation of sustainable fisheries solutions.

Learn more about CLP and the second generation of leaders (2017-2019)

Handbook for Implementing the Community Leadership Program

Second Generation of the CLP: “Gender Equality at Sea”

Information Sharing

Valuing Women’s Work

“What is not named does not exist.” Explore the scientific and outreach articles we have developed to make the work of women in the fisheries sector visible:

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Women’s Empowerment, Collective Action, and Sustainable Fisheries: Lessons from Mexico

Women Workers in the Fisheries Sector

Gender, Fishing, and Climate Change

Methodology Development

Counting Women in Fisheries Statistics

Together with coastal communities, we conducted a study to identify where and how women participate in three Mexican fisheries. Today, women and men from the organizations that collaborated in the study have shown greater recognition of women’s participation and a deeper understanding of the importance of gender equality.

Enjoy the article and video that resulted from this effort!

Women in Mexican Fisheries

Study

Revealing the Role and Inclusion of Women in Mexican Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF)

Women’s Participation in Three Small-Scale Fisheries in Mexico

Collective Action

Designing Decision-Making Mechanisms

We create collaborative networks and foster interinstitutional dialogue so that, through collective thinking, mechanisms can be designed to promote the equal participation of women and men in fisheries-related decision-making. Explore our proposals:

A Sea of Opportunities

Weaving Networks for Equality at Sea

Summary of the Virtual Dialogue Series “Scaling Solutions for Gender Equality at Sea”

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Activities

At Igualdad de Género en el Mar, we have collaborated with diverse institutions to jointly develop key actions that contribute to advancing gender equality.

Capacity Building

Capacity building that integrates approaches and practices to identify opportunities to include and promote the contributions of women in the decision-making processes of sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, and marine conservation.

Design of Methodologies

Design of methodologies to include a gender perspective in actions related to sustainable fisheries and marine conservation.

Project Development and Execution

Spaces have been included for the elaboration of finite projects, with the aim of promoting equal participation between men and women within the fishing sectors of different regions in Latin America.

Identification and the creation of allies

We identify initiatives that promote gender equality in marine conservation and sustainable fishing actions in Latin America, and we encourage collaboration in scaling these efforts within the region.

Allies

Testimonials

Our Numbers

55

Gender Equality Solutions

3

Scientific Articles

6

Outreach Articles

41

Trained Organizations

The latest from the blog

Navegando aguas de igualdad: El rol de las mujeres en las comunidades costeras

Curso en línea Navegando Aguas de Igualdad:  Transformando el sector pesquero hacia la igualdad  de género

Convocatoria Barco por la Igualdad de Género 2024

Mujeres rurales en el buceo científico y comunitario

Becas de buceo por Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF)

Convocatoria número especial de mujeres en la revista Ciencia Pesquera

Visibilizando los roles de la mujer en la pesca artesanal marino-costera del Golfo de Salamanca (Magdalena), en el marco de los Derechos Humanos

Serie de diálogos virtuales «Escalando soluciones por la igualdad de género en el mar»

AMAMFYL una historia de lucha por los derechos de las mujeres de agua dulce y salada

Mujeres del mar en acción colectiva por el océano: Encuentro México-Chile

Un trabajo hacia la equidad y valoración de las mujeres en la pesca artesanal en pequeña escala en América Latina y el Caribe

Igualdad y equidad de género en el Año Internacional de la Pesca 2022

Navegando aguas de igualdad: El rol de las mujeres en las comunidades costeras

Curso en línea Navegando Aguas de Igualdad:  Transformando el sector pesquero hacia la igualdad  de género

Convocatoria Barco por la Igualdad de Género 2024

Mujeres rurales en el buceo científico y comunitario

Becas de buceo por Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF)

Convocatoria número especial de mujeres en la revista Ciencia Pesquera

Visibilizando los roles de la mujer en la pesca artesanal marino-costera del Golfo de Salamanca (Magdalena), en el marco de los Derechos Humanos

Serie de diálogos virtuales «Escalando soluciones por la igualdad de género en el mar»

AMAMFYL una historia de lucha por los derechos de las mujeres de agua dulce y salada

Mujeres del mar en acción colectiva por el océano: Encuentro México-Chile

Un trabajo hacia la equidad y valoración de las mujeres en la pesca artesanal en pequeña escala en América Latina y el Caribe

Igualdad y equidad de género en el Año Internacional de la Pesca 2022

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