This call for proposals has the following main objectives:
- to increase the participation and representation of women in the different sectors of the sustainable blue economy
- to increase knowledge and collect data on women’s contribution to the sustainable blue economy so as to efficiently foster and mainstream gender equality;
- to promote and advance gender equality in the sustainable blue economy (e.g., countering gender stereotypes, conscious and unconscious bias, promoting equal pay, addressing poor working conditions, etc.) including through promoting blue career opportunities to girls from early education;
- to promote women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and participation in governance structures and decision-making mechanisms of public and/or private organizations of the sustainable blue economy;
The actions funded under this call will help sustainable blue economy sectors e.g; fisheries, aquaculture, shipbuilding, maritime transport, offshore renewable energy, blue bioeconomy, inland and offshore aquaculture, etc., to embrace a deep and structural change to facilitate and promote the inclusion of women in the wider maritime economy.
The deadline date for application is 22nd September 2022. For any further info click HERE