Women sorting seaweed Nhon Hai, Vietnam. Photo: M. Akester.
The World Bank, IFAD, FAO and the Michigan State University have transformed the 2008 “Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook” into an e-learning course. This includes Module 13 on Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Module 13 is full of handy material and structured as follows:
Section 1: Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture Section 2: Gender Roles, Power, and the Distribution of Profits Section 3: Gender Planning Section 4: Benefits from Gender-Responsive Actions Section 5: Monitoring and Evaluation Section 6: Thematic Note 1 (Gender responsive institutions for accessing and managing resources) Section 7: Thematic Note 2 (Family-based systems for aquaculture development in Asia) Section 8: Thematic Note 3 (Associations for protecting the livelihoods of fishers, processors and traders) Section 9: Thematic Note 4 (Gender and alternative livelihoods for fishing communities) Section 10: Innovative Activity Profile 1 (Coral reef rehabilitation and management program) Section 11: Innovative Activity Profile 2 (CARE Bangladesh: family approaches in integrated aquaculture) Module 13 Quiz
GENDER IN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 