Latin America: Gender matters
Women’s participation in small-scale fisheries management results in positive outcomes for both the local community and the social-ecological system
Despite women making up about 50 percent of the fisheries workforce worldwide, their contribution to the sector has long been under-estimated with implications for fisheries management and food security. This is because, in many countries, fisheries definitions are narrow and tend to focus on the production node of the value chain whereas women are mostly involved in fish processing and marketing. Gender-biased approaches in fisheries research have also contributed to mask the important role played by women in fisheries economies. In this context, this study sought to assess women’s participation in small-scale fisheries (SSF) management and the related socio-cultural, environmental, and economic impacts.
Title of publication: Yemaya ICSF's Newsletter on Gender and Fisheries
Issue: 68
Page range: 4-6
Author: Mouna Chambon
Other authors: Sara Miñarro, Santiago Alvarez Fernandez, Vincent Porcher, Victoria Reyes-Garcia, Huran Tonalli Drouet and Patrizia Ziveri
Organization: The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Other organizations: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, CIRAD, ICREA, Université libre de Bruxelles Belgium
Year: 2023
Geographical coverage: Latin America and the Caribbean
Type: Newsletter article
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Yemaya-68_Latin_America_Mouna_Chambon.pdf
Content language: English