Women Bridge Gender Gap in the Fishing Sector

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Sandisiwe Binda, a young second navigational officer on board Oceana’s Desert Diamond. Photo: Supplied

Once considered bad luck on board a ship, a new generation of women are challenging superstition and prejudice and asserting themselves in senior positions in the fishing sector.

While it’s true that globally nearly half the industry’s workforce is female, most work is in production, processing and distribution rather than at sea, and even less so in leadership positions.

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