“One in every two seafood workers is a woman, yet women are over-represented in lowest paid and lowest valued positions, and very few at leadership positions… Women are essential contributors to this important food industry, but they remain invisible, including to policy makers. There is a need to increase awareness about their role in this industry and to recognize the value they bring.”

This is because what is not visible doesn’t exist that in March 2017 MATIS in cooperation with WSI launched a video competition inviting men and women to tell us the story of women in the Seafood industry, to bring attention to gaps and challenges experienced by Women in Seafood, to cast light on positive initiatives.

What is not seen doesn’t exist to… policy makers. WSI organises the “women in seafood” video competition to give a chance to the 100 million women who make the seafood industry as we know it, to be seen. We invite you, seafood actor to share with us in a short films (less than 4mn) what you have observed or experienced as a woman involved. Organised with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD)