Are Female Seafarers Given Equal On Board Opportunities?

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A persistence in tradition and several anachronistic social structure models seem to be holding the shipping industry away from being more inclusive and diversified and brings women of the 21st century still confronted with superstitions and misconceptions around their potential participation in seafaring careers, says an article published in Safety4sea.

The Female Living Life

Imagine a man’s society where you are the only female, what would the challenges be and what would you do differently? Women constitute a small minority of seafarers for many reasons, so chances are there is a proportion of one-two females and 18-19 males in a random whole of 20 crew members onboard.