The first International Day for Women in Maritime focuses on the theme "Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment” - VIDEO

he first International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May 2022 provides a platform to highlight and celebrate the achievements of women in maritime and identify areas of improvement for gender balance. 

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said: “There is still a gender imbalance in maritime – but times are changing. It is recognized that diversity in maritime benefits the entire sector. Women in maritime are working everywhere to support the transition to a decarbonized, digitalized and more sustainable future.  

Let’s take this opportunity to celebrate the many women who are contributing to the future of maritime: maintaining an engine on a ship, running a company, drawing up a contract, surveying a vessel, or chairing an IMO committee meeting,” he said. (Watch the complete video message here.) 

"While there is much to celebrate, there is also the need for more progress to be made," he said. 

IMO is marking the occasion with a virtual symposium, the release of a women in maritime report and a social media campaign. IMO has unveiled an iconic new logo to mark the occasion. The logo (which can be downloaded here) artistically combines the female gender symbol and maritime anchor symbol.