More women are deciding to join the Philippine maritime industry as seafarers. This caused the productivity to improve and shows the country’s attempt to promote gender equality in the maritime sector.
Grace Marie Ayaso, head of National Maritime Polytechnic’s (NMP) research and development division, informed that the increased number of women seafarers increased the male seafarers’ productivity, as the crew seemed happier.
Romulo Bernardes, executive director at NMP, said that women in ships do jobs that once only men were doing. This has increased the ships’ productivity, and what is more women are now more respected onboard vessels.
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NMP tries to promote gender equality in the maritime sector, and address the low level of awareness on gender and development among seafarers, according to sources.
To promote gender equality in shipping, IMO has a resolution, aiming to encourage women choose the maritime sector. The IMO Resolution 14 is adopted by 85 countries in 2010m and wants to help women overcome challenges in the industry. These challenges include the lack of facilities for women in training vessels.
