Through a process of co-production with local rights- and stakeholders, we are developing a series of country factsheets, across SIDS and LDCs, that highlight women’s critical contributions to the fisheries sector. To integrate women’s human rights in fisheries, the factsheets also underscore social, economic, and political considerations that act as barriers or enablers to empowering women.
In addition, we are conducting a systematic analysis of how gender is considered in fisheries-related legislation and policies, creating a standardized evidence base across multiple countries. This effort aims to inform gender-responsive policy planning by identifying successful examples of gender integration and understanding how these can be adapted to diverse policy contexts worldwide.
To support meaningful and impactful project outputs and outcomes, we are organising two regional workshops. By bringing country representatives together, we aim for participants to identify opportunities for change and co-design interventions that directly respond to women’s needs and interests and promote their resilience in gender transformative ways.
These fact sheets provide key insights into the role of seafood production across a range emerging economies, with a focus on gender dimensions. They are intended as a starting point for discussions on advancing gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Designed to support development and government agencies, NGOs, funders, and researchers, the fact sheets offer an overview of gender roles in fisheries to inform the planning and implementation of relevant initiatives. We aim to continually update these resources with new data and perspectives, ensuring they remain relevant and impactful.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Cabo Verde
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Cabo Verde, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of The Gambia
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in The Gambia, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders, and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Madagascar
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in the Republic of Madagascar, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Senegal
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Senegal, with a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders, and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
United Republic of Tanzania
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in the United Republic of Tanzania, with an emphasis on marine fisheries and a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and capture fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Sierra Leone
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Sierra Leone, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Mozambique
This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in Mozambique, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
The Republic of Mauritius
This factsheet provides an overview of the role of fisheries in Mauritius, with a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, decision makers, funders and researchers with a snapshot on gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or in the process of developing
Gender and fisheries fact sheets
Supplementary material for Country Fact Sheets
This document contains metadata, key definitions, and other supplementary material for the ORRAA Gender and Fisheries Country Factsheets
