Women are responsible for half of the world’s food production, and in most developing countries they produce between 60 and 80 percent of the food. Women’s mobility may be constrained because they are tied to their homes and are the primary care takers of children. They may also lack access to transportation and roads. In many instances, women have to spend a great deal of time traveling on foot to collect water and firewood, preparing meals and feeding the family, and traveling between the home and fields.
March 8th - International Women's Day is an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women's empowerment but also to critically reflect on those accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.
BOBP strives to work for women's entrepreneurship and equal participation in decision making processes for policies directed towards small-scale fisheries.
As we dedicate to celebrate the contribution of women in the world on this International Women’s day 8 March 2022, BOBP honours the women in the fisheries with a short video film.