Reflections on women and fisheries labour: A Range of critical issues confront women in small-scale fisheries, the most basic being the under-recognition of women’s contributions

Kusakabe, Kyoko (2022) Reflections on women and fisheries labour: A Range of critical issues confront women in small-scale fisheries, the most basic being the under-recognition of women’s contributions. Yemaya (65). pp. 25-26. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Since the 1990s, there has been an increased awareness that women do fish. However, there still is a deep-seated perception that “real” fishing is done by men while women merely play a supportive role. Such under-recognition of women’s work stems from the invisibility of women’s contribution to fisheries. Many gender-sensitive researchers studying fisheries have highlighted the invisibility of women and the under-valuation of women’s contribution in fisheries. First of all, the problem stems from the fact that very little data is gender disaggregated. Second, fisheries data focuses on men’s activities, and often do not record activities that women are concentrated in, such as gleaning, catching fish in small traps and processing for home consumption.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM586
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Gender, Small-scale Fisheries, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Human Rights, Wages, Health, Fishing Communities
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 11:35
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 11:35
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16910

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