{"id":128,"date":"2015-01-29T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T10:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cecilebrugere.com\/?p=128"},"modified":"2018-11-02T18:29:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T18:29:37","slug":"mainstreaming-gender-in-fisheries-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cecilebrugere.com\/?p=128","title":{"rendered":"Mainstreaming gender in fisheries management"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIn 2012, the GEF-funded, FAO implemented Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project<\/a> commissioned a study to support the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in the BOBLME project and its Srategic Action Plan. A gender "audit" was carried out, examining international and regional instruments implemented in the eight BOBLME partner countries, as well as their national development and fisheries policies. The audit highlighted uneven progress in tackling gender inequalities and accounting of gender issues, overall denoting a cultural and institutional environment that may not be at all times conducive of gender mainstreaming initiatives. While the contents of majority of the BOBLME project documents audited were found to be gender-blind, this was attributed to a lack of awareness rather than an intended oversight. Despite the relative advancement of the project at this point in time, entry points to mainstream gender in the project's strategic documents and increase its contribution to gender equality in fisheries were identified. They included:\n<\/p>\n