Making women matter: Examples from coastal countries in South Asia illustrate how fisheries management is doomed to fail if it ignores the importance and diversity of women’s work in the fisheries

Biswas, Nilanjana (2015) Making women matter: Examples from coastal countries in South Asia illustrate how fisheries management is doomed to fail if it ignores the importance and diversity of women’s work in the fisheries. Yemaya (49). pp. 10-11. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Fishing was long considered a male occupation, and women were thought to be involved only in post-harvest activities. However, there is a growing recognition of women’s contribution in capture fisheries in all activity spheres. This article is based on a report by Kyoko Kusakabe titled ‘Gender Issues in smallscale Inland Fisheries in Asia: Women as an important source of information’. Although the report was written more than a decade ago, its findings continue to have relevance for policy makers and community-based organizations aiming to address the gender question in the fisheries.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM411
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, South Asia, Fisheries Management, Women, Inland Fisheries, Labour, Research, Ban, United Nations (UN), Projects, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 10:26
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 10:09
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/838

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