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A woman stands watch on a ship s bridge. Shipping leaders gathered on International Women’s Day to discuss the role of mentoring in the development of women in the maritime industry.
Hosted by the Focus Group in Africa formed after the signing of an MoU by the IMO and Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) panellists called for sustained and meaningful action to unlock the social and business benefits of a more diverse industry.
Helen Buni, Technical Officer, Marine Environment Division said that using an estimate of women representing around 1-2% of the workforce in the industry, it would take over 100 years to reach gender parity in shipping. The need to improve is urgent to prevent loss of talent to other sectors, said Buni, but also to reap benefits to the bottom line from diversity in the workforce.