EMFAF – Women in the blue economy – 2022

European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund - Women in the blue economy, aiming at embracing a deep and structural change to facilitate and promote the inclusion of women in the wider maritime economy.

2022-09-22

2.5 million euro

Additional information

Additional regional information :

EU Member States – including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)

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Sectors : Agriculture & Fisheries Business & Industry Citizenship & Human Rights Other

Beneficiary : All beneficiaries

Regions : European Union

Category : Call for proposals

Manager : European Commission

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To increase the participation and representation of women in the different sectors of the sustainable blue economy
To increase knowledge and collect data on women’s contribution to the sustainable blue economy so as to efficiently foster and mainstream gender equality
To promote women’s leadership, entrepreneurship and participation in governance structures and decision-making mechanisms of public and/or private organisations of the sustainable blue economy

Priorities

Priority 1: to mainstream and expand good practices and activities, from sectors where data is already available and actions have already been taken in terms of gender equality to sectors where data availability and actions are still limited
Priority 2: ensure the widest possible geographical scope and involve partners across different sea basins

Among financed actions

Collect data and analyse data gaps – collect quantitative and qualitative data and evidence about participation and representation of women in the maritime sectors
Develop networking activities – bring together female representatives of several sectors of the blue economy with a view to increase their networking opportunities, knowledge sharing, visibility, possibility to inspire and mentor
other women and promote working environment offering equal opportunities
Support women’s leadership and entrepreneurship in the sustainable blue economy through targeted actions
Identify existing good practices and assess their scalability and transferability to spread them across blue economy sectors

Additional information

This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 36 months

Eligibility

Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
Be established in one of the eligible countries
Consortium must be composed of minimum 3 independent entities from 3 different EU Member States