A brief overview of relevant global findings and processes on the contributions of small-scale fisheries and rights to food and nutrition security, with a focus on the FAO. In fact, the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) endorsed by that same committee in 2014 include gender equity and equality among the guiding principles and have a dedicated chapter on gender. While the final version of this chapter has been considerably reduced and softened compared to the initial drafts, it can still be considered an important achievement to have such a chapter in a document that was endorsed by a body composed primarily of representatives of national fisheries administrations who often remain grounded in the traditional fisheries management paradigm with an environmental focus.