The study sought to identify and analyze the gaps in domestic shipping companies’ recruitment and selection process regarding female seafarer employment. They identified challenges faced by women when applying for employment onboard domestic vessels. They found that most domestic shipping companies are willing to employ women seafarers. However, certain gaps have been identified, such as limiting female employment to the deck department and/or steward department only; using them in passenger’s vessels than in any other type of vessel, and the belief of ship owners and/or ship managers that women are not strong enough emotionally and physically leading to the tendency of typically preferring males over females even when both undergo a recruitment and selection process. They included in the study recommendations for implementing agencies to take the lead in gender-sensitizing the maritime academic curricula and training programs of the country; to encourage shipping companies to establish women-friendly policies; to strictly monitor and implement provisions of the MLC 2006 in domestic shipping; and to strengthen the link between maritime schools and shipping companies.
| Asset Type: | Audio |
| Collection: | Other Philippine Publications |
| Subject: | Employment, Acceptability, Women, Philippines, Domestic ship, Gender, Economy, Social |
| Author: | National Maritime Polytechnic |
| Publisher: | National Maritime Polytechnic |
| Publication Date: | December 2019 |
Link to the research paper available here.
