Gender Equality at Sea
What is the project about?
The Gender Equality at Sea (IGM) initiative, created by COBI in 2017, promotes the equitable participation of women and men in fisheries and marine conservation decision-making across Latin America and the Caribbean.
It recognizes that a gender perspective is essential for sustainable development, as well as environmental and social justice, and seeks to ensure that fishing communities, civil society organizations, academia, and government institutions integrate this approach at all levels—from local to global.
What does COBI do?
COBI leads the implementation of gender equality strategies in the fisheries sector by developing workshops, exchanges, and educational materials; communication campaigns such as @igualdadenelmar and the website igualdadenelmar.org; and methodological tools for collecting gender-disaggregated data. It also promotes interinstitutional dialogue, supports initiatives such as Sirenas de México, and has trained more than 535 people in Mexico and Latin America and the Caribbean on the relationship between gender, fisheries, and conservation.
Among its achievements are the publication of “Participación de las Mujeres en la Pesca y Acuacultura: Experiencias en América Latina y el Caribe”, the compilation of 71 climate solutions led by women in Mexico and Colombia, and the creation of the “Navegating Waters of Equality Manual: A Manual for Building a Gender Perspective in Fishing Communities.”
Who participates?
IGM collaborates with:
1. Fishing communities, civil society organizations, universities, and government institutions in nine countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Peru.
2. Ciencia Pesquera journal.
3. Sirenas de México initiative.
4. Mexico’s National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
More than 469 women and dozens of coastal communities.
Keep the Ocean Alive
With your donation, you support fishing communities and projects that protect species, restore ecosystems, and help secure a sustainable future for all.
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Navigating Waters of Equality – A Manual for Building a Gender Perspective in Fishing Communities.
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/COBI-IGM-Navegando-aguas-de-igualdad-14.80x21cm_26septiembre2024.pdf
Community Leadership Program – Gender Equality at Sea.
https://youtu.be/v3g8BOFvH4w?si=vqOQ2stTbooQKsoO
First Workshop for Community Leaders – 2nd Generation IGM.
https://youtu.be/1bLgGcGhAVQ?si=Smj4yXlKqnSI75Ik
Women’s Participation in Three Small-Scale Fisheries in Mexico.
https://youtu.be/kDyDAJ7qXYs?si=aPiRMeubk13qqzpo
Women Workers in the Fisheries Sector.
https://indd.adobe.com/view/a8271ca4-ac58-48e9-85c0-89ecfb3f46b8
A Sea of Opportunities.
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Yemaya.No_.64.Noviembre.2021.pdf
Summary of the Virtual Dialogue Series “Scaling Solutions for Gender Equality at Sea.”
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/COBI_Reporte-Dialogos-IGM-para-difusion-21mar2023.pdf
Women of the Sea: Driving Climate Solutions.
https://pescadata.org/mujeres-del-mar-impulsando-soluciones-climaticas-boletin-no-9-noviembre-2024/
Revealing the Role of Women and Their Inclusion in Mexico’s Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF).
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Solano-et-al-2021_v.espanol.pdf
Characterization of Expressions of Masculinity and Their Influence on Women’s Participation in Small-Scale Fisheries.
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Salguero-Velazquez-et-al-2022-Masculinidades-y-pesca-Maritime-Studies.pdf
What Factors Enable or Hinder Gender Equality? Lessons and Experiences on Gender Dynamics in Mexican Small-Scale Fisheries.
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/COBI-What-are-de-factors-Pedroza-et-al.-2024-ES.pdf
Map of Solution Initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean that Promote Gender Equality at Sea.
https://igualdadenelmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/13.-VOL.-32-NUM.-ESPECIAL-PAG.-121-133_MAPA-DE-LAS-INICIATIVAS-DE-SOLUCIONES.pdf
