Positive change in reducing the maritime gender gap requires a holistic approach and involving all stakeholders: maritime business, employees, intergovernmental organisations, institutions, administrations, unions, academia & research, NGOs, communities etc.

The European Centre for Social Responsibility (CERS), in partnership with Constanta Maritime University (Romania), Ordu University (Turkey), Maritime Academy of Asia and Pacific (Philippines), Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA Romania),The Philippine Association of Extension Program implementers (PAEPI), Maritime-SheEo (India), SheFarers (Turkey), Romanian Shipmasters` Association and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) - Romania invite institutional maritime stakeholders to the focus group academic event:

"The role of the European Commission, IMO and ILO for empowering gender in maritime"
scheduled to take place online on 20 November 2020, hours 10.00-13.00 (Bruxelles time), on the website: https://maritimeconferences.online/

The speaker delegate has  3 - max. 5 minutes to provide suggestion(s) on how the European Union (EU), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and/or the International Labour Organisation (ILO) can contribute to the motivation and empowerment of women in maritime. Speaker's discourse should include a brief reasoning for the idea(s) of effective action, program, or policy for the UE, IMO, or ILO.
Collected opinions will be further communicated to special departments of the EU, IMO, and ILO through the draft for proposal “Joint IMO-ILO-EU Agenda of change for Women Empowerment in Maritime”

During the event, the moderator will introduce the speaker with the following data you provide below.
For other details, please contact WISTA Romania at: wista.romania@gmail.com