Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
4 years ago

Inclusive development from a gender perspective in small scale fisheries

Gender inequality and discrimination challenges the social economic and environmental sustainability of the global small-scale fisheries sector critically in achieving inclusive development. The absence of a gender-aware perspective in fisheries research is often justified from the premise that fisheries are a male-dominated sector. Although, millions of women are engaged in small-scale fisheries their work has been systematically discounted and devalued. This paper reviews the gender literature on small-scale fisheries to elaborate on the gender discrimination on; labor division, accessibility, and power relations, which hinder the sustainability and development process in marginalized communities. Ironically, women often contribute to such discriminatory processes in access and control of resources and decision making thus directly affecting on household and community wellbeing. The paper concludes that gender sensitive research can help to ensure that the conditions for achieving the sustainable development goals are met especially in the context of expected global stress on fisheries from climate change and development processes.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S1877343516300471

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