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CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS CALL FOR PAPERS International conference Women in Maritime: sail your way to sustainability through Gender Equality Date 18 May 2023 Venue: Batumi State Maritime Academy/Hybrid Working language: English Introduction In 2019 IMO has adopted resolution A.1170(32) on "International Day for Women in Maritime" proclaiming 18 May every year as the International Day for Women in Maritime to celebrate women in maritime and continue promotion of recruitment, retention, and sustained employment of women in the maritime sector, to raise the profile of women in maritime, strengthen IMO’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality) and to support ongoing work to address the current gender imbalance in the maritime sector.
Evidence points to the correlation between investment in women and gender equality and improvements to social enhancement.

Peace agreements that include women are noted to be more sustainable and parliaments with higher numbers of women will have more legislation on welfare issues such as child support, education, and health.

There is ample evidence that investing in women is the most effective way to lift communities, companies, and even countries.
Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth.

Companies with more women leaders perform better.

The maritime sphere proved to be very conservative in terms of participation of women in labour force and securing equal treatment for women workers.

Women make up only an estimated 2% of the world's maritime workforce, the women members of maritime unions compose only about 23000 worldwide.

Besides, the 40% of women are employed in cruise sector.
Despite many developments in tackling this issue maritime sector is still a male-dominated field.
The main aims of the conference is to identify the issues connected to the training and employment of women in maritime and how present challenges with gender discrimination, stereotypes towards women, sexual harassment in workplace, lack of technical developments, insufficient regulatory environment, as well as, deficiencies in international and national legal framework contribute to the continuing gender imbalance in maritime sector.
Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia in cooperation with WISTA Georgia and Batumi State Maritime Academy Launches a call for papers.
The paper may address the topics to the gender equality and women empowerment in maritime sector, including, but not limited to, following themes: International Legal Framework in maritime in the context of eliminating gender inequality (considering 2006 Maritime Labor Convention); Sexual harassment and discrimination as a hindering factor for women choosing professions in maritime; The significance of women in maritime leadership; the role of gender equality in sustainable development in the maritime field.
Any other topics related to the Maritime Studies are also welcome.

Applications Applications can be submitted via e-mail: N.turmanide@mta.gov.ge Please include following information: 1.The Author’s name and affiliation; 2.Paper in pdf or word format; 3.The author's contact details, including e-mail address and phone number; Co-authored papers are also welcomed.

Deadline for the submission is 12 May 2023.

Please keep in mind that the paper shall not exceed 12 pages in the word document (font size: 12).
Applications will be reviewed and all applicants will be informed of the decision of the selection committee soon after the deadline.
Selection Criteria Relevance of the paper to the conference theme Originality of the content and the problem solution Whether the paper makes any significant practical contribution to the issue at han clarity of academic writing Credibility of sources used 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Publication Opportunities Selection Committee will elect papers for the publication in the "Georgian Maritime Scientific Journal" Co-organizers The conference is jointly organized by the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, Batumi State Maritime Academy and WISTA Georgia.
For any questions please contact via e-mail: n.turmanidze@mta.gov.ge