Issah, Rukaya (2024) Gender mainstreaming strategies: Exploring the successes and failures of gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector in Ghana. GRO GEST, University of Iceland.
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The persistence of gender inequality in the aquaculture and fisheries value chain, which hinders women's participation in economic opportunities and decision-making roles, is a pressing issue. The slow progress in incorporating gender perspectives into policies and programs has not yet achieved gender equality fully in the sector. A study conducted in Ghana, which is of significant importance, aimed to assess the successes and failures of gender mainstreaming in the fisheries sector. The study, which involved 43 respondents from various subsectors using semi-structured questionnaires, revealed that a majority of respondents were aged between 31 and 50 years, with varying levels of education. While there was a high level of awareness of gender mainstreaming among respondents, with most acknowledging its importance, a significant percentage of actors and regulators were unsure if gender mainstreaming had been integrated into their associations/organization's policies. Although efforts were being made to appoint women into leadership roles based on competencies, training in gender mainstreaming was lacking for a substantial portion of respondents. While respondents deemed financial resources allocated for gender mainstreaming insufficient, hindering long-term success, the absence of designated gender-focal persons responsible for overseeing gender mainstreaming initiatives also posed a challenge. The associations/organizations also lacked clear rules of procedure for responding to gender-related and sexual harassment, indicating a need for improved policies in this area. Successful gender mainstreaming efforts were seen to involve increasing women's involvement in decision-making, reducing gender disparities, and enhancing women's livelihoods through access to resources and opportunities. Despite the challenges posed by limited resources and deep-rooted traditional gender roles among others, there is a clear path to advancing gender mainstreaming in the sector which includes allocating adequate financial resources to implement gender-responsive programs, enhancing the awareness and capacity of policymakers and implementers, strengthening monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure progress and identify areas for improvement and collecting gender-disaggregated data within fisheries organizations for proper representation. By implementing these recommendations, we can facilitate progress towards greater gender equality and inclusivity in the sector.
| Item Type: | Documents |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Ghana, Fisheries, Women, Value Chain, Mitigation, Strategies, Fisheries Organizations, Fishing Industry |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2024 04:46 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 04:46 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20942 |
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