Only a quarter of jobs in aquaculture are held by women
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(EUROPEAN UNION, 3/31/2022)
Only 23% of the total workforce in European aquaculture are women. In general, women workers in the EU seafood sectors tend to be in low-value jobs, and their contribution is often unrecognized, underpaid or even unpaid.
The industry increasingly sees this lack of gender balance as a problem, often linked to outdated social perceptions and a lack of awareness of young women about job opportunities in the fisheries sectors, including aquaculture. In Greece, the Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization (HAPO) promotes greater gender equality by c...
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