11.30 - 12.40 Research Presentations
Session 4 - Closing the gender gap in the maritime community

Session Chair: Dr. Max Mejia, Professor, World Maritime University

• Tae-eun Kim, Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Maritime Operations, University of South-Eastern Norway - Investigating the influence of autonomy on gender gap in seafarer employment, education and training
• Sarita Mahabir-Lee, Senior Instructor; Vivian Rambarath-Parasram, Assistant Professor, The University of Trinidad and Tobago - Forging ahead: leveraging inclusive and equitable education to bridge the gender gap
• Tom Storey, 2nd Officer, UK - Bringing Gender Balance to an Even Keel: How can all women crewing help address the gender balance within the shipping industry?
• Maria Emilynda Jeddahlyn Pia V. Benosa, Lawyer, Senior Researcher, Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, University of the Philippines (tbc) - She-based: Developments in Promoting Occupational Gender Balance for Filipino Women Seafarers