Women, fisheries technology and development: toward new research approaches

Gender‐based violence: Relevance for fisheries practitioners

“…The past two decades have seen increased recognition of some of the gender dimensions of fisheries (Barclay et al, 2022; Williams et al, 2002), but fisheries practitioners have not yet seriously tackled the problem of GBV. In this paper we provide the first systematic compilation of evidence about different types of GBV in the capture fisheries sector, using a schema of four types of violence (physical, sexual, psychological and economic) underpinned by a fifth type of violence (cultural).…”

“…Attention to the gender dimensions of fisheries have rapidly increased over the past two decades (Barclay et al, 2021, 2022; Williams et al, 2002). These efforts have led to an increased understanding of the gender divisions in labour between women and men in fish harvesting and value chains (Barclay et al, 2022), and differential gendered experiences and freedoms to access and make decisions about marine resources (Lawless et al, 2019; Locke et al, 2017).…”