by Nobuhiro Kubo (Reuters) - Japan’s navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to lure more females to make up for a dearth of male recruits in graying Japan. Ryoko Azuma, will command four ships with a combined crew of 1,000, of which only 30 are women, that make up the Maritime Self … [Read more...]
Why Gender Diversity Matters Aboard Ships
By Captain George Livingstone The United Nation’s has declared the month of March as International Women’s Month so it seemed right to review the subject of women in marine transportation for this column. The IMO estimates there are about 1.2 Million seafarers crewing vessels on the ocean trades. Arguably one of the world’s most culturally diverse … [Read more...]
Female Marine Engineers Focus of New Photo Collection
A suggestion from Naval Architect Caitlin Ness to Getty Images has led the stock photo agency to create a collection featuring female marine engineers. The Lean In collection is a curation of images devoted to the depiction of empowered women, primarily focussing on occupations and fields where women go mostly unnoticed. After a friend of Caitlin's who was in the Marine … [Read more...]
IMO Making Waves: Women Leaders in Maritime [VIDEO]
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Here's a video reporting on continuing efforts by the International Maritime Organization and the World Maritime University (WMU) to promote the advancement of women in shipping. It puts the spotlight on the outcome of the 2014 “Maritime Women: Global Leadership” conference held by WMU in Malmo, Sweden, and co-sponsored by IMO. The conference attracted women and men from more … [Read more...]
Washington leaders offer little good news for maritime interests
Photo: Left to Right, Robert J. Whitney; Jr.- ABS, Jeffrey Lantz, USCG; Jeanne Grasso, President of WISTA USA and partner at Blank Rome LLP; Stacey H. Mitchell, Department of Justice (at podium). At its Annual General Meeting in Washington, DC last week, more than 70 WISTA USA members and guests gathered to discuss issues of concern to the maritime community. Leading … [Read more...]