The Gender and Fisheries Network, which was founded by some members of the Asian Fisheries Society together with the WorldFish Center as a partner, provides a platform for information sharing and collaborative research among scientists, development and extension workers and managers.
The Network initially focused on women in fisheries but was later extended to gender and fisheries since it was felt that research focusing on just women runs the risk of simplifying the complex relationships between the roles played by women, men and children making up the fisheries community.
The Network has over 200 members and initially catered for members from Asia but it now welcomes members from all over the world. The WorldFish Center serves as the focal point for the Gender and Fisheries Network webpage as well as the moderator for the Gender and Fisheries List Server.
Symposia
Activities
The "Second Global Symposium on Gender and Fisheries" held in conjunction with the 8th Asian Fisheries Forum, 20-23 November 2007 in Kochi, India. Please visit: www.8aff2007.org
The Gender and Fisheries List Server
The gender and fisheries list server invites you to be a member. Please send an email to Choo Poh Sze (p.choo@cgiar.org) to subscribe.
Contact
Gender and Fisheries Network
c/o Choo Poh Sze
WorldFish Center, P.O. Box 500 GPO
10670 Penang, Malaysia
Fax: 604-6265690
Tel: 604-6261606
Email: p.choo@cgiar.org
Related websites
European Network- women in fisheries and aquaculture in Europe
(http://www.fishwomen.org)
Women in Fisheries
(http://wif.icsf.net/icsf2006/jspFiles/wif/index.jsp)
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
(http://www.icsf.org)
