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‘Get yourself a proper job girlie!’: recruitment, retention and women seafarers* [1]

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This paper considers the issue of women's employment at sea in view of the current and predicted labour shortage in the industry. It reports on an International Labour Organization (ILO) commissioned study which aimed to explore employment policies and practices regarding women seafarers and the experiences of women seafarers themselves. The data suggested that those employers who had experience employing women seafarers were generally very positive about their skills and abilities. Women seafarers themselves were dedicated and committed to a sea-going career. The paper concludes that women seafarers are an under-recognized resource and, if utilized, could fill labour shortages in the industry, both in sea-going positions and in marine positions ashore that require sea-going experience. A series of recommendations are outlined in order to promote the recruitment and retention of women at sea.

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  • Michelle Thomas *, 2004. "‘Get yourself a proper job girlie!’: recruitment, retention and women seafarers* [1]," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(4), pages 309-318, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:marpmg:v:31:y:2004:i:4:p:309-318
    DOI: 10.1080/0308883042000259828
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    1. Ahmad H. Yassin & June T. Spector & Luke Mease & Alice Shumate & Ryan Hill & Jennifer E. Lincoln & Marissa G. Baker, 2022. "Workplace Determinants of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in U.S. Mariners during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-17, December.
    2. Jiangang Fei & Jianjun Lu, 2015. "Analysis of students' perceptions of seafaring career in China based on artificial neural network and genetic programming," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 111-126, February.
    3. Lu, Chin-Shan & Weng, Hsiang-Kai & Huang, Fei & Leung, Lai-Han & Wang, Wen-Di, 2018. "Assessing the seafaring intention of maritime students in Hong Kong," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 258-273.

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