Code of behaviour at sea: women seafarers’ shipboard identity management

The employment of women on cargo ships, particularly at officer’s level, is paid more attention in order to supplement the shortage of qualified officers. However, seafaring jobs are still overwhelmingly dominated by men, and there seems to be gender-related challenges for women in such work environment. Women seafarers in this research are those who work in the ship operational sections on cargo ships as deck officers, engineers or radio officers. A total of 36 female and 8 male seafarers from eight different countries participated in the project and shared their experiences of working on board ships. The research revealed that the occupational culture of seafaring often reflects masculine norms and values which could affect women seafarers’ behaviour and attitudes. This paper further explores how women manage such situations on board by utilising various strategies in order to avoid gender-related problems. This study identifies a typical pattern of women seafarers’ identity management and creates a model of women’s strategic shifting patterns over time.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-013-0044-7
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © World Maritime University 2013.
• Authors:
  • Kitada, Momoko
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 213-227
• Serial:
  • WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • ISSN: 1651-436X
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/13437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cargo ships; Females; Gender; Merchant seamen; Ship officers; Working conditions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identity
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01606735
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 16 2016 9:23AM