Gender and fisheries: Do women support, complement or subsidize men’s small-scale fishing activities? Key Messages
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Women’s involvement in fisheries is more significant than often assumed. according to current estimates from nine major fish producing countries, they comprise 46% of the labor force in smallscale capture fisheries-related activities, including preand post-harvesting work. Their current engagement is shaped by rapidly dwindling fisheries stocks on one hand, and the increased global demand for fish on the other.
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