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Women in Maritime Association Caribbean Barbados Chapter Inc. (WiMAC Barbados) has launched an Innovation Challenge aimed at fostering creativity and problem-solving within the maritime industry. This challenge seeks to engage women, teams, and organizations led by women to propose innovative solutions that address key challenges and opportunities in the maritime sector. Objective The primary goal of this Innovation Challenge is to encourage the development of creative and practical solutions that contribute to the advancement of the maritime industry in Barbados. Focus Areas: 1. Marine Pollution, Sustainable Shipping Practices, and Eco-friendly logistics 2. Sustainable Fishing Practices, Environmental Protection and Conservation in Maritime Activities 3. Digitalization and Technology in Maritime Operations 4. Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Port Operations 5. Gender Equality and Diversity in the Maritime Sector For rules, eligibility criteria, how to submit a proposal and more details, visit https://lnkd.in/e6RdbdeN

Looking Ahead to a Safer Future with More Women in Maritime! 🌊 On May 18, we celebrate the International Day for Women in Maritime, established by the International Maritime Organization. This year’s theme, "Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety," underscores #women's critical role in ensuring the safety and sustainability of our #maritime industries #WomenInMaritimeDay was created to honor the contributions of women in the maritime sector, raise awareness about #genderequality, and encourage more women to pursue #bluecareers As we celebrate this day, we recognise the significant progress made but also acknowledge the work still needed to achieve true #genderbalance in the field At WIN-BIG we are committed to creating a more gender-balanced and sustainable #blueeconomy. We believe that empowering women and providing them with the necessary skills and opportunities can significantly enhance maritime safety and innovation Together, let’s build a more inclusive and sustainable maritime industry! https://lnkd.in/dhGcuXta #winbig #womeninblue #genderbalance #genderinclusion #genderequality #capacitybuilding #unionofequality CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Geonardo Environmental Technologies, BlueBio Alliance, BUSINESS as NATURE, s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH, University of Galway, Marine Institute, Clúster Marítimo-Marino de Andalucía (CMMA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Federazione del Mare, UGent, Fórum Oceano, The Ocean and Us, NCE Blue Legasea, ÅKP

The transformative power of women in sustainability continues to deeply inspire me. Forbes' article, “5 Female Founders Leading the Charge for a Sustainable Future,” highlights why these entrepreneurs are vital agents of change. It's exciting to see fellow female innovators making a global impact. #Sustainability #CleanTech #WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #Innovation #GreenTech

According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), in 2023, women accounted for only 29% of the overall workforce in the maritime industry and 20% of the workforce of national maritime authorities in the Member States. Diverse teams are more likely to develop comprehensive and innovative solutions in sectors like the maritime, which face complex sustainability challenges such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting marine ecosystems, and ensuring social responsibility. ‘𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭-𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦,' explains Sjoerd de Jager, PortXchange [B-Corp] CEO. Women face various barriers in the maritime industry, including gender bias, lack of mentorship opportunities, and work-life balance challenges. At #PortXchange, we are committed to addressing these barriers to enable more women to enter the field and contribute to sustainability efforts by fostering an environment that values vulnerability, builds safe cultures, and upholds a high level of responsibility and commitment. This year, on International Women’s Day, we are taking a stand with United Nations and proudly joining their #InvestInWomen campaign. Help us break down barriers for women in the #maritime sector. Explore career opportunities with us at PortXchange and inspire others to join the movement towards greater #diversity and inclusion. Happy International Women's Day!

Is biotechnology emerging as a preferred career path for women?  👀   At UNU-Biolac, as part of the UN System, we have a strict non-discrimination policy when selecting our fellows. However, successful selection depends primarily on the support of the sending and hosting institutions where they intend to work.  The fact that, consistently, the majority of our fellows turn out to be #women tells us that biotechnology is a fertile and attractive field of work for their professional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We celebrate this data and see in it an opportunity to advance indicator 5.5.2 on the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all girls and women (SDG 5): Proportion of women in management positions.     Learn more about our fellowship selection process and our work on our website (Link below) Research Fellowships | United Nations University (unu.edu) #InternationaWomenDay #IWD2024 #InvestInWomen #InspireInclusion

🌊 On World Maritime Day, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of women in the maritime industry, whose dedication and expertise are shaping the future of this vital sector. As we honor the trailblazers and innovators who have broken barriers and defied stereotypes, we also recognize the growing number of women taking on leadership roles in shipping, logistics, and marine science. Their unique perspectives and skills are essential for fostering inclusivity and driving sustainable practices within the industry. Let this day inspire us to support and empower women in maritime, ensuring that the oceans remain a space where talent knows no gender, and where the contributions of women are celebrated and valued. Together, we can build a more equitable and resilient maritime future. -- #WorldMaritimeDay #WomenOffshore #WomenInMaritime #SheSails #WomenAtSea #MaritimeEmpowerment #BreakingBarriers #WomenInLeadership #MaritimeDiversity #OceanWomen #GenderEqualityInMaritime #EmpowerHer #SustainableShipping #NauticalWomen #MaritimeTrailblazers #WomenInShipping

This was me, not too long ago, at a conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, where I had the honor of speaking about "Women's solidarity and innovative future for a green world." ➡️ Specifically, I delved into "The experience of women leaders in the international arena" during the second panel. It was a topic close to my heart, especially on those tough days when the weight of entrepreneurship feels all too heavy. ➡️ Navigating the entrepreneurial world as a woman can feel like trekking an uncharted wilderness. ➡️ Yet, in Baku, amidst a diverse group of visionaries, innovators, and leaders, a powerful truth resonated deeply within me. Our journey, fraught with challenges, is also ripe with unparalleled opportunities for innovation, especially in fostering a greener world. ➡️ The crux of my speech? Solidarity and innovation are not just buzzwords but the very pillars on which the future of female entrepreneurship rests. In an era where the call for ecological sustainability grows louder each day, it's imperative that we, as women leaders, harness our unique perspectives and experiences to drive meaningful change. ➡️ But how, you might ask? It starts with embracing solidarity. In a room full of women from across the globe, the energy was palpable – a testament to the power of collective ambition. The path to a greener future is paved with collaboration, with sharing our victories and setbacks alike. It's about creating spaces where our voices, often marginalized, are not just heard but amplified. ➡️ Innovation, on the other hand, is where our creativity shines. It's about reimagining the status quo, daring to dream big, and relentlessly pursuing those dreams. Women, with our inherent nurturing instinct, are uniquely positioned to lead the charge towards ecological sustainability. ➡️ Our approach to business, grounded in empathy and foresight, enables us to craft solutions that are not only profitable but also beneficial for the planet. As I stood there, sharing my journey and listening to others, it became clear: the future is not just female; it's green, innovative, and inclusive. But we can't do it alone. It takes a village – or, in our case, a global network of determined women. ➡️ So, here's my call to action: Let's connect, collaborate, and create. Whether you're a seasoned CEO, a budding entrepreneur, or a student with a vision, your voice matters. ➡️ Share your story, your insights, and let's pave the way for a brighter, greener future together. And if this message resonates with you, I encourage you to repost and spread the word. ➡️ Alone we are invisible, together e are invincible. Together, we're unstoppable. #FCEM #CMAPM #AQSIA

C3E Ambassadors Anna J Siefken & Ramya Swaminathan discuss the importance of women leaders in a recent article "[Reaching net-zero] requires a diverse workforce spanning various sectors and industries which will lead these efforts.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e9tJan_p

💡 How do you get informed about #GenderEquality in the #EnergySector in 3 minutes? 🎥 Check out our video where our #EUWES colleagues answer four questions below. 1️⃣ What is the reality of the majority of women in the energy sector? 2️⃣ What is the objective of the EUWES project? 3️⃣ Why is coordination between different entities in different countries important? 4️⃣ What are the next steps of the project? 🎤 Our colleagues are from WECF, Focus, društvo za sonaraven razvoj / Focus Association for Sustainable Development, Društvo za oblikovanje održivog razvoja (DOOR), and ESFCatalunya.