Title
A review of resources and experiences supporting gender and fisheries within development projects in Southeast Asia
Author(s)
Sari, Irna; Matthews, Elizabeth; Barclay, Kate; Thant, Naw May Lay; Stacey, Natasha; Mizrahi, Me'ira
Published
2023
Publisher
Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section of the Asian Fisheries Society Newsletter
Abstract
Many resources and materials have been published on women’s empowerment and gender inclusion in fisheries and conservation management. While these provide useful theoretical frameworks, these materials often fail to meet the needs of local practitioners due to the use of technical and academic language. Furthermore, these materials provide limited practical guidance on the entire project cycle from institutional strategy to design and implementation. In addition, the operational tools developed by in-house gender specialists tend to serve unique objective(s) of individual projects and are accessible only internally. Toward optimizing resources needed for promoting gender equality in small-scale fisheries, the sharing of implementation tools as well as the conceptual or theoretical frameworks are crucial to assist the organizations more widely, especially those with limited resources. To this end, we offer seven recommendations and emphasize that a collaborative platform may be needed to facilitate the sharing process and accelerate gender inclusion initiatives.
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