| Title: | D1.4 Qualitative feedback from WINBLUE Labs : WINBLUE, empowering women and mainstreaming gender equality in the blue economy |
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| Authors: | ID Rotter, Ana (Author)
ID Grigalionyte-Bembič, Ernesta (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (2,74 MB)
MD5: 89871E25E0A754002D4DE5D698CC7E37
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 2.13 - Treatise, Preliminary Study, Study |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | The WINBLUE project takes a multi-actor, data-driven, trans-sectoral and practice-cantered approach to accelerate the empowerment of women in the blue economy. For this reason, the collection qualitative data has been performed. The data collection exercise analysed in this Deliverable, is essential to identify challenges faced by women working in the WINBLUE selected sectors and to provide a basis for establishing future recommendations. The main messages identified in the Deliverable are: 1. Understanding gender and gender equality. For many years, gender equality was considered only as the gender distribution of women and men employed in an organization. This has been changed only in recent years, especially by requesting the adoption of the Gender Equality Plans. 2. Gender Equality Plan (GEP). The EU encouraged the mandatory adoption of GEPs in public organisations if the organisation wants obtain EU funding. If it was not enforced by the EU, many legal entities would not introduce it. However, many organizations see this as a formal “tick the box” exercise without its formal implementation. Nevertheless, in blue economy, where a lot of workforce operates in private or non-governmental entities, GEPs can also be of high value to make structural and cultural changes in individual organizations. 3. Obstacles, such as stereotypes, traditions, mentality and prejudices are still very present in today's society and represent one of the biggest obstacles for women when entering or trying to move up in the sectors of the blue economy selected by WINBLUE (Blue circular bioeconomy and biotechnology, Fisheries and aquaculture, Sustainable coastal and marine tourism, Offshore renewable energy, Cutting-edge marine technologies and others, such as marine education, marine policy, port management, navigation). An important obstacle to mention is motherhood and balancing work and family life. This is not only related to maternity leave and at least one year's absence from work, but also to caring responsibilities and domestic duties, as well as ineffective institutional or national policies on work-life balance. In addition, women are subject to enormous social pressure with regard to role models, family and their life choices. 4. Education plays a very important role in raising awareness, fighting stereotypes, changing mindsets and raising new generations who will understand the meaning and importance of gender equality. It starts at an early age with the first lessons learned from parents and continues at school, university and vocational training. Hence, educational activities should be an integral part of any GEPs. 5. Recruitment and promotion. Gender alone should not be a factor in hiring and promotion. The decision to recruit or promote a person should be made on the basis of the candidate’s skills, abilities, competencies and experience. However, to address unconscious bias and ensure transparent recruitment and promotion procedures, clear guidelines with standardized questions and tasks should be established and records of the selection/promotion process should be kept so that the transparency of the process can be reviewed if necessary. Recruitment and promotion committees should be composed of both male and female employees. 6. Creation of support networks is mostly seen as a valuable tool that can provide mutual support, exchange of good practices and introduce ambassadors with good practice examples. 7. The WINBLUE project, in particular the qualitative and quantitative data collection, as well as the GEP models can make a decisive contribution to introducing changes in the blue economy sector, improving the representation of women in this sector and increasing their number in leadership positions. The WINBLUE project is a good starting point to raise awareness and increase the visibility of women in the blue economy sector. 8. Sustainability of the results of this project should already be considered at this point, during its implementation stage. This entails that through identified stakeholders, activities and GEPs proposed, the systematic quantitative and qualitative data analysis should be maintained and regular monitoring of GEP implementation should be established, including the collaboration with national and international legislative/funding organizations and other organizations from the blue economy sector. |
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| Keywords: | gender equality, marine biotechnology, blue economy |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Place of publishing: | [S. l. |
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| Place of performance: | [S. l. |
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| Publisher: | s. n. |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Year of performance: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | 1 spletni vir (1 PDF datoteka (79 str.)) |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-21082  |
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| UDC: | 574.5:001.891 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 217929987 |
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| Note: | Soavtorji: Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembič, Ana García Cabado, Eliane Vera Paz , Yvonne Piotelat , María Goretti Avello Álvarez, Suárez Cortina , Patrizia Grifoni, Noemi Biancone, Silvia Martín, Corina Moya and Priscila Velázquez;
Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 19. 12. 2024;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 19.12.2024 |
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