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Empowering Women in
Maritime – Bridging the Gap
On 9th-11th April 2019, IMO and Women
in Maritime Asia (WIMA), in cooperation
with Marine Department of Malaysia
(MARDEP) organized a regional WIMA
Asia conference at Intercontinental Hotel
Kuala Lumpur to chart the course for
BSK representatives with Dr.Yasmin,
women participation and leadership in
President of My Wima
maritime industry.
This conference works as a platform for maritime Statistic shows that only 2 % of
industry community to contribute the agendas for seafarers worldwide are
women, while just third of
women in Asia through the fulfillment of UN
global shore-based maritime
Sustainable Development Goals on Gender Equality positions are filled by women.
and Empowerment of Women, as well as to provide The industry is working to
increase the numbers in
women with the opportunity to share their
conjunction with World
perspectives on current issues impacting them in the Maritime Day 2019 theme,
maritime world. “Empowering Women.”
WIMA brought together a total of 105 participants