THE seafaring sector holds many realities in its fold, and among these is that only a few women seafarers work onboard merchant vessels.
This challenge remains an enigma to many, especially at a time when gender equality is already upheld across all industries in the world.Studies identified harassment, bullying, discrimination and the lack of gender and development policy onboard to be among the reasons for the lack of women seafarers.Meanwhile, a female ship officer bluntly professed what most studies missed in a ship safety conference — they will retire the moment they get married or have children.
I enjoy spending my free time with my grandparents and LhuLhu,' she said.What brings you to seaIf the family would be the reason for her retirement, it is also the family who introduced Omac to her passion for the sea.'There was no seafarer in our family. I chose this path on my own. What led to it, though, were the times when my grandparents would take me to Manila to visit my parents; we usually took the ferries. It was then that I was exposed to this industry.
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