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Global Maritime Congress 2024, İstanbul, Turkey, 20 - 21 May 2024, pp.556
Diversity is a valuable resource of wealth in the maritime sector. Employees with different talents and perspectives can bring positive outcomes, such as creativity, problem solving, and innovation, to the global maritime community. The inclusion of women in the work force is crucial to the effective use of this resource and it is important to assess this development sector by sector. This study aims to examine the challenges faced by female seafarers in the maritime sector in Türkiye. Existing literature indicates that these seafarers face several challenges on board, such as gender inequality, work-family conflict and work pressure. However, there is no comprehensive study that examines the low female seafarers rates caused by these challenges and the impact of this situation on the sector. This study will be an important step towards increasing the number of female seafarers in the sector and promoting gender equality. It will be a valuable resource for policy makers and practitioners who aim to improve the position of female seafarers.