IMO Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, has released a video message on the occasion of International Day for Women in Maritime 2024.
Under this year’s theme “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety“, IMO is celebrating the Day (18 May) with several events and actions. The day celebrates women in the industry and is intended to promote the recruitment, retention and sustained employment of women in the maritime sector, raise the profile of women in maritime, strengthen IMO’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality) and support work to address the current gender imbalance in maritime. The actions planned for this year include:
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Social media – Onshore or offshore, IMO invites you to share your pictures of maritime safety through a woman’s lens! IMO invites women in maritime and everyone in the maritime industry to celebrate the day on social media using the hashtag #WomenInMaritimeDay. Tagging IMO on X formerly Twitter; LinkedIn; Instagram; and Facebook allows them to view and reshare some of the posts.
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Symposium – A symposium will take place on 17 May 2024 under the same theme “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety”. The symposium will see keynote speakers; panel sessions and the Presentation of the 2024 IMO Gender Equality Award.
Today, I urge you to embrace the International Day of Women in Maritime as a significant step towards fostering diversity and inclusion not only within the maritime industry but across all sectors of society.
… said Arsenio Dominguez, during his video message on the occasion of International Day for Women in Maritime 2024.
As explained by Dominguez, this year, the theme is “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety,” highlighting the indispensable role women play in enhancing safety measures.
I invite you to join me in championing diversity and breaking down barriers to gender equality in the workplace, not just today, but every day.
… said Dominguez, encouraging everyone to move beyond mere words and reflect on the actions we can take to amplify women’s meaningful participation in the maritime industry.
