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Policy

Recommendation for

Enhancing the

Participation of Women

in the Maritime Sector

November 25, 2021

Dr. Seunghee Choi

Executive Director, APEC SEN

General Overview of APEC Seafarers

Excellence Network

Why APEC SEN?

왜 APEC SEN인가?

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APEC SEN for Seafarers’ Career Lifecycle

Why APEC SEN?

APEC has been endeavoring to meet the demands od the current and emerging needs of the shipping industry and seafarers of the APEC region, as an inclusive, highly quality one-stop online portal and offline network.

Our Mission

The Mission of APEC SEN

TPT 03 2019A TPT 06 2020A TPT 03 2020A Post COVID-19 Reaction APEC SEN

Distance Learning Platform

for Seafarers

Maritime English

Communication Package On-Board Training to Foster Competent Young Future Maritime Global Leaders

Working Group 1

Maritime Education and Training

Working Group 2

Seafarers’ Better Welfare

TPT 02 2020S Mental Health Training Curriculum to

Empower Well-being of Life onboard for Seafarers across the APEC Region

• Mentoring program

• APEC SEN-WISTA Diploma on Maritime Woman Global Leaders

• Seafarers’ human rights

To be explored

COVID and Post-COVID Guideline

Working Group 3

Recruitment, Career Development and Job Transition

APEC SEN Maximizing Cross-Border Labor Mobility of Seafarers for the Digital Age

TPT03 2020A

The APEC Policy on Gender Inclusion

Key Summary of APEC Gender Inclusion Guidelines

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:

Including through such sources as land and personal property, participation in the workforce, and financial services.

Examples of barriers include: regulatory laws and discriminatory practices; a lack of information and knowledge about lending requirements; a lack of financial literacy and financial knowledge; lack of access to financial services; and lack of access to technology.

Access to capital and

assets

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:

including markets for labor and for goods and services produced by women-owned enterprises

Examples of barriers include: Additional risks of theft and violence when traveling to markets; inability to travel without a male companion; inability to obtain an identity card; increased vulnerability to corruption or bribery in obtaining permits or crossing borders; and lack of access to information on international standards, certification requirements, or processes for opportunities in public and private- sector procurement

Access to market

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:

So women are physically capable of a range of economic pursuits and are prepared both educationally and technically for success in the workforce, in business and in entrepreneurship.

Examples of barriers include: knowledge of processes and procedures; social and cultural norms; limited access to technology; discrimination, lack of safety, or gender-based violence; poor labour conditions; time constraints; and biases.

Skills, capacity

building, and health

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:

Through which women are valued as contributors, professionals, and leaders in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.

Leadership, Voice, and

agency

Examples of barriers include: organizational obstacles, including a lack of role models and exclusion from informal networks; work-life balance challenges, including travel requirements, lack of child and elderly care, and long work schedules; institutional, social and cultural norms that evaluate women differently from men for positions; and lack of positive reinforcement, peer and senior-level support.

APEC Project Guidelines

Project Impact Factors

Project Impact Factors

The APEC SEN Project and Activities for Enhancing Participation

of Women

Executive Certificate on Empowering Women in the Global

Maritime Industry

APEC SEN – WIMA - WISTA

Women's International Shipping and Trading Association

Maritime Woman Global Leaders

WISTA International

Women's International Shipping and Trading Association

Maritime Woman Global Leaders

WISTA Mexico

On-Board Training to Foster Competent Young Future Maritime Global Leaders

of the Asia Pacific

TPT 03 2019A

TPT 03 2019A

Overview of the Project

Stage 1: Research

Stage 2: Workshop

Stage 3: Pilot Onboard Training

• Onboard Training Curriculum

• Onboard Training Record Books

• Onboard Training Textbooks

for the establishment of a well-designed and well- structured APEC SEN onboard training program

• Basic maritime safety training certificate

• One domestic voyage (4 days)

Collaboration with Other Organizations

Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA) IMO Technical Cooperation Program (ITCP)

Program:

• Basic safety training

• Two rounds of voyages in Korean coastal water

• APEC SEN Mental Healthcare and Maritime English

• Cultural experience program

• Special lectures for enhancing global leadership

Led by: Republic of Korea

Period: 17 November – 17 December, 2021

Training Ship: MV Hanwoori (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology)

Participants: 21 cadets and seafarers (8 female, 38%)

Participating economies: Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam,

The Philippines, Thailand

Enhancing Women’s Leadership in Maritime Industry

Maritime Industry Woman Leaders Profile

Julie Gaston, Director General, Transport Canada

Mentor-Mentee Seminar Future Maritime Leaders

Dr. Jinsoo, Park, The Chair of EG 1

Overview

Research

Capacity- building

Conference

Seafarers’ labor mobility across APEC region

APEC SEN digital platform

for Cross-Border Labor Mobility of Seafarer

CONTACT