Why Are There Few Women In The Maritime Industry?

Written by Paulo Nogueira

Published on 18/02/2019 at 09:03

Updated on 18/02/2019 at 09:16

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About The Number Of Women In The Maritime Industry, Learn About The Main Reasons Behind The Small Number In This Field

In 1988, few maritime training institutes opened their doors to women students. Note that the year was 1988 and a lot has changed since then. Thirty years have passed and what has changed? In Brazil, training and access to the career began in 2000 with the first class of women trainees.

New questions then arose. How would they have to behave on board ships? There were no women as officers, and they had no one to ask about how to act on board, how to respond in cases of disrespect, among other doubts.

In 2015, the Lloyd Maritime Institute was among the institutes that provided professional training programs known as the Integration of Women in The Maritime Sector, with resolutions adopted to ensure access to maritime training and job opportunities for women in the maritime sector. Today, women in LMI maritime programs remain strong after 5 years of activities.

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The women trained by LMI have a positive impact as role models to encourage new women to engage in the maritime field and undergo high-level training that empowers them to pursue a career.

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