Gender-based violence: Relevance for fisheries practitioners

Mangubhai, S; Barclay, KM; Lawless, S; Makhoul, N

Gender-based violence: Relevance for fisheries practitioners

Mangubhai, S Barclay, KM Lawless, S Makhoul, N

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Fish and Fisheries, 2023, 24, (4), pp. 582-594
Issue Date:: 2023-07-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Mangubhai, S
dc.contributor.author	Barclay, KM
dc.contributor.author	Lawless, S
dc.contributor.author	Makhoul, N
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-08T00:40:42Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-08T00:40:42Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07-01
dc.identifier.citation	Fish and Fisheries, 2023, 24, (4), pp. 582-594
dc.identifier.issn	1467-2960
dc.identifier.issn	1467-2979
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174074
dc.description.abstract	Attention to human dimensions of capture fisheries involves understanding how harms and benefits are experienced and distributed among different groups or people. Yet, not all harms are well understood or adequately addressed. There is a general (mis)conception that gender-based violence (GBV) is not of relevance for fisheries management or a topic within the remit of practitioners. Through a global review of capture fisheries, we illustrate how five types of GBV—physical, sexual, psychological, economic and cultural—are pervasive and can be reinforced by fisheries policies, practices and institutions. Our synthesis shows a variety of activities associated with these forms of violence, such as labour and human rights abuses, unsafe working and living conditions for children, women and men, and the cultural acceptance of various forms of discrimination. We argue GBV cannot be disentangled from other actions taken to achieve equitable social outcomes through fisheries management. We provide seven recommendations to help practitioners understand and work towards addressing GBV in capture fisheries: (1) removing gender blindness and bias by investing in gender-sensitisation of the sector; (2) forming strategic partnerships; (3) improving policy and coordination between regulatory bodies; (4) increasing investments in labour rights and laws; (5) gender integrative programme design and implementation; (6) investing in specific programs for the empowerment of women; and (7) investing in specific programs for men seeking healthy models of masculinity.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Fish and Fisheries
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/faf.12747
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0602 Ecology, 0704 Fisheries Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Fisheries
dc.subject.classification	3005 Fisheries sciences
dc.subject.classification	3103 Ecology
dc.subject.classification	4104 Environmental management
dc.title	Gender-based violence: Relevance for fisheries practitioners
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	24
utslib.for	0602 Ecology
utslib.for	0704 Fisheries Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-08T00:40:40Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	24
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

Attention to human dimensions of capture fisheries involves understanding how harms and benefits are experienced and distributed among different groups or people. Yet, not all harms are well understood or adequately addressed. There is a general (mis)conception that gender-based violence (GBV) is not of relevance for fisheries management or a topic within the remit of practitioners. Through a global review of capture fisheries, we illustrate how five types of GBV—physical, sexual, psychological, economic and cultural—are pervasive and can be reinforced by fisheries policies, practices and institutions. Our synthesis shows a variety of activities associated with these forms of violence, such as labour and human rights abuses, unsafe working and living conditions for children, women and men, and the cultural acceptance of various forms of discrimination. We argue GBV cannot be disentangled from other actions taken to achieve equitable social outcomes through fisheries management. We provide seven recommendations to help practitioners understand and work towards addressing GBV in capture fisheries: (1) removing gender blindness and bias by investing in gender-sensitisation of the sector; (2) forming strategic partnerships; (3) improving policy and coordination between regulatory bodies; (4) increasing investments in labour rights and laws; (5) gender integrative programme design and implementation; (6) investing in specific programs for the empowerment of women; and (7) investing in specific programs for men seeking healthy models of masculinity.

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