Women in Maritime Day: Survey Highlights Progress, But Barriers Remain

HSL woman employee honoured at maritime event

M. Bhanu Priya honoured for pioneering work in maritime design and green shipbuilding technologies at International Day for Women in Maritime.

Women in Maritime Day: Survey Highlights Progress, But Barriers Remain

For this year's International Women in Maritime Day, the IMO released the results of a new global survey conducted together with WISTA Internatio...

Women in maritime still face major barriers at sea - MariTimes Crimes

Survey Findings: Women’s Representation in Maritime Roles The 2024 survey by the IMO and WISTA International highlights that women in maritime account for just 19 percent of all employees in the maritime sector worldwide. This figure belies significant variation across subsectors. Onshore, women dominate fields such as public relations, marketing, advertising, crewing, and recruitment. At sea, however, they represent only 1 percent of the active…

Ship Repair USA: Women at the helm

Ship repair has long been a male-dominated corner of the maritime industry—but that’s changing. At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, a standout panel titled “Women at the Helm: Voices, Experiences & Strategies in Ship Repair” will bring together senior leaders to explore the evolving role of women in this technically demanding and mission-critical field. Moderated by Leile Froufe, vice president of engineering…

Despite the fact that women have conquered spaces in sectors where the male presence was almost absolute, as is the case in the maritime field, their participation remains limited, where barriers such as gender stereotypes and concerns about safety in the workplace predominate in the sector. According to the second survey on women in the maritime sector, published jointly by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Ass…

Although there has been a slight increase in the number of women in the industry – 176,820 in 2024 compared to 151,979 in 2021 – progress remains too slow. For many experts, it is time for the maritime sector to move from intentions to action. “We must redouble our efforts to foster a truly diverse maritime industry […]