More women than ever are training for seafaring careers, raising questions about whether the industry is adapting quickly enough to provide supportive working conditions on board vessels.
Women accounted for 60% of cadets in United Arab Emirates Sharjah Maritime Academy’s most recent graduating class, two of its latest graduates told TradeWinds.
But just 2% of seafarers globally are female and there is still a feeling that shipping companies are being slow to respond to the needs of women working at sea.
