Advocacy

WSI carries advocacy projects and amplification of the voices of women. We utilise all possible media to get our message go through, including:

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Marie Christine Monfort, former president of the International Organisation for Women in the Seafood Industry (WSI) talks to Annette Young, presenter at FRANCE24 and hosting The 51% show, on seeking equality in the seafood industry.

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November 2022

UndercurrentNews

Only three of 2021’s 100 largest seafood firms were headed by women…

October 2022

Seafood Source

SAGE, WSI partnering to host Gender Equality Dialogues in 2023

October 2022

The Fish Site

Initiative for gender equality in seafood launched

August 2022

Seafood Source

Seafood industry putting greater focus on gender equity initiatives

August 2022

Saving Seafood

Seafood industry putting greater focus on gender equity initiatives

July 2022

Seafood Source

WSI, under new director, working to scale up its impact

March 2022

Packard Foundation

Building a More Equitable Seafood Industry

February 2022

Industrias Pesqueras

La Organización Internacional de Mujeres en la Pesca estrena nueva directora

October 2021

Rise

Women in Seafood

April 2021

Seafood Source

Gender benchmarking shows disparity in the seafood supply chain

March 2021

Usbek & Rica

Pêche durable : les femmes, moteurs de la transition dans les pays du Sud

March 2021

InfoFish International

“Glass ceiling in the seafood industry? What should be done?”

November 2020

Eurofish Magazine

“Redressing a persistent imbalance” Interview with WSI boards members

April 2020

Seafood Source

WSI: COVID-19 crisis will deepen gender inequalities in seafood sector

April 2020

The Skipper

The gender impact of COVID 19 in the seafood industry

April 2020

The Fish Site

Women set to bear the brunt of the COVID 19 pandemic

February 2020

FIS.com

WSI calls the seafood industry to wake up and meet gender equality

January 2020

UndercurrentNews

Precious little progress being made in seafood gender equality

January 2020

Fishsite

Clarion call for gender equality in the seafood sector

January 2020

Aquahoy

WSI calls the seafood industry to wake up and meet gender equality

January 2020

The Skipper

WSI calls on seafood industry to wake up and meet gender equality

March 2019

InfoFish

An interview with WSI

March 2019

SeafoodSource

Op-ed Boosting women in seafood and ending gender inequality

July 2018

SeafoodSource

Seafood industry gender report highlights ongoing inequality

March 2018

Hook & Net Magazine

Realzando la brecha entre géneros

March 2018

Hook & Net Magazine

Combattre les inégalités dans la filière

March 2018

SeafoodSource

2018 Seafood Champion Award finalists announced by SeaWeb

Previous Meetings and Conferences

March 18, 2022

Webinar “Women changing the tide: how to break the bias, lessons from Omani small-scale fisheries” with FAO Oman in the framework of International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 Gender Mainstreaming Series and International Women’s Rights Day Celebration

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November 2021

Women in Seafood webinar at Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition | Icefish Connect 2021 - Day 3 round up

September 2021

"Gender diagnosis: women in the fishing sector" Lecture for the International Commerce Master students of the Vigo Business School

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September 2021

"Women in the seafood industry: achieving gender equality" at the General Assembly of the North Western Waters Advisory Council

September 2021

"The roles and contributions of women in the seafood industry" presentation at the webinar "Women in Blue Economy in the Mediterranean" organized by the Euro-Mediterranean University and the Union for the Mediterranean

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September 2021

Presentation at the General Assembly of the North Sea Advisory Council

June 2021

North Atlantic Seafood Forum - WSI and NASF digital session "Women in Seafood: Gender equality, bridging the gap"

May 2021

WSI Presentation at the Executive Council of the North Sea Advisory Council

March 2021

March 8th, 2021: International Women’s Day - Women Leadership in Fisheries and Aquaculture

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November 2020

"Gender Equity in Seafood: What do we know?" Seafish Conference

September 2020

WSI presentation to European Aquaculture Advisory Committee

November 2019

"SDG 14 will never be met if SDG 5 is not considered", FAO Symposium Sustainable Fishing

October 2019

"Quel avenir pour les femmes dans la pêche", ITECHMER, Lorient, France

June 2019

African Blue Economy Forum - “Women in the maritime sector: How can we encourage more women to join the industry?"

May 2019

Brussels Seafood Show - Roundtable organized with the Canadian delegation to the EU

April 2019

Empowering Women in the Maritime Community - World Maritime University Malmö, Sweden

March 2019

Boston seafood show - What is Gender Equality and Does It Matter in Seafood?