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Summary of the report“The Role of Women in Fisheries”This document is a condensed version of the study “The Role ofWomen in Fisheries” by MacAlister Elliott and Partners Ltd(MEP) and was prepared by DG Fish to give a concise overviewof this complex subject matter.The Study was executed and compiled by MacAlister Elliott andPartners Ltd (MEP) under contract by DG Fish and wasfinalised in 2002.The ultimate purpose of the study was to address twointerlinked community priorities : the promotion of social andeconomic cohesion, particularly through lessening thedevelopmental differentials between regions and the promotionof equal opportunities and rights for men and women.Evidence shows that despite all the cultural and economicdiversity within the EU, the position and perception of womenregarding the fisheries sector presents a considerable degree ofcommonality. Thus, women feel unwelcome in the seagoingfishing sub sector, but have little interest in participatinganyway. In aquaculture women feel discriminated against, but toa much lower extent. Processing is the one sub sector wherewomen are over-represented, but mainly because theypredominate in low-grade unskilled jobs. Women have madesignificant inroads into the management/administration segment,both of which are more rewarding and viewed in a more positivelight. Finally, the role of women as support to seagoing spouseswas found to both very important and highly undervalued by thefishing ...