The Long road to freedom: The End of apartheid has signalled a new beginning for women in South Africa’s fisheries but real equality is still a far-off dream

Groenmeyer, Sharon (2015) The Long road to freedom: The End of apartheid has signalled a new beginning for women in South Africa’s fisheries but real equality is still a far-off dream. Yemaya (50). pp. 8-10. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Women in fishing communities are increasingly moving from traditional, community based occupations to seeking employment in the labour market. While this is an opportunity for women, their employment is also largely in the male dominated fishing industry, where job segregation into ‘less skilled and low paid’ jobs for women defi ne employment opportunities. However, engagement as members in local non-government networks help women to challenge these stereotypes. In South Africa, for instance, the recent legislation promoting opportunity for women in male dominated sectors of employment is an opportunity for women to earn wages equal to those of men.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM421
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, South Africa, Women, Equality, Apartheid, Labour, Fish Processing, Employment, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 10:15
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2022 09:35
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/852

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