A recent case study in Malawi explores the trading roles of women in fisheries in quantitative and qualitative terms. 

Women play important roles in fish food systems, especially post-harvest processing and trading of fish products. However, gendered inequities in fish food systems are common around the globe, limiting livelihood benefits for many women and their households. To promote gender equity in the sector, we need to ask the questions: Do women make as much money as men? If not – why?

To recognize the contributions of women to fish trade as well as understand their challenges, a recent project in Malawi, funded by the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) grant, examined the trading roles of women in fisheries in quantitative and qualitative terms.