How Africa can draw women into the maritime industry
What practical steps can ensure that women participate meaningfully in Africa’s maritime sector?
Women have long been excluded from the maritime sector, both in Africa and globally. A recent study showed that only about 2% of the 1.2 million seafaring workforce are women. Overcoming the problem will be an enormous task. It requires better information about the circumstances in which women currently work and a deep commitment from governments, the private industry and civil society.
The seminar will discuss a new Institute for Security Studies’ report that suggests ways to overcome the structural barriers to women’s role in the maritime sector.
Chair: Liezelle Kumalo, Researcher, ISS
Speakers:
Denys Reva, Research Officer, ISS
Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, Lecturer, University of St Andrews
Clare Gomes, President, Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, South Africa
Londy Ngcobo, Ship Navigator & Africa's First Female Dredge Master
Jean Chiazor Anishere, President, Women in Maritime Association, Africa
