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The role of women in the seafood industry

Year of publication 2015

Pages 76 p.

Author Monfort, M. C.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title GLOBEFISH Research Programme

Series number Vol. 119

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Women participate in all segments of the seafood industry, including fishing, farming, trading and selling, monitoring and administration. But the widespread lack of consideration for their role and work in the seafood industry is, in many respects, disadvantageous to them and ultimately bars them from participating fully and equitably in the industry. The primary aim of this report is to increase awareness of business leaders and policy makers, to expand their knowledge and sensitization about the value women bring to the seafood industry, and to encourage them to consider each time they develop a new project or a policy: “Have we not overlooked women?”

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Marie Christine Monfort, GLOBEFISH consultant. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY. GLOBEFISH Research Programme, Vol. 119, Rome, FAO 2015. 67 pp.

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