Empowering fishing women to capitalise on networks

Funding Activity

Website
https://www.frdc.com.au/project/1999-356

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The role of women is poorly represented in fishing statistics and measures of productivity. There is more information available on fisheries production than there is on women's contribution to the fishing industry. Consequently, there is an immediate need for information to be gathered which will build a picture of the role that women play in the fishing industry and help to develop that role. Such information would provide insight into what areas of the fishing industry were of interest to individual women, what issues were of concern, and how women might develop an even more productive role in strengthening the fishing industry.

Developing an understanding of the issues of concern to women, improving skill levels of women involved in the fishing industry, and widening of the established network would all provide a better avenue for information exchange and support to all women across Australia .

This project has a number of objectives in meeting its overall aim to form a productive support network for women, through positive"people development", in order to enable them to develop skills that will enhance the role of women within their own working environment and the fishing industry as a whole.

Objectives:
1. To add to and strengthen the existing role of WIN in promoting awareness of the roles of women of the fishing industry.
2. To increase the opportunities for women to participate in the decision-making process of their industry.
3. To facilitate the collection and dissemination of information to women within the fishing industry.
4. To build on existing networks such as WIN (SA) and SIN (NSW) with a view to developing a national focus for women in the fishing industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-06-1999

End Date: 26-06-2001

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $52,802.38

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

Data | Fisheries Management | Productivity

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