The women's blue revolution - Gender Equality in Aquaculture

Abstract

The permanent rapid spread and evolution of aquaculture is called the blue revolution (KRAUSE et al.,2014). The blue revolution which brings adequacy requirements for best practices regarding environmental andsocial practices, sustainable business and work safety (LEE, 2015), nevertheless gender issues were notaddressed. Even in small-scale, women work is frequently unrecognized, under or unpaid (WILLIAMS et al.,2010). The aquaculture industry, as well as the academic world related to this activity, has been traditionallydominated by men (ARENSBERGEN et al., 2012 ).