When women reach positions of power. Discriminations and resistances in fisheries communities

Abstract

Women seafarers, in particular, shellfish gatherers, have become key players to promote changes in fisheries communities. From their professionalization in Galicia in the ‘90, have experienced economical, political and social changes: From marginalization and lack of recognition have become references of organization and revitalization of their communities. Thus, this article will analyze the shellfish gatherers experiences of participation in fishing organizations. Through an qualitative research methodology, using documental analysis and in-depth interviews, it examines how these women are discriminated and how they face them to survive in an hostile environment.

Keywords

• discriminación de género
• mariscadoras a pie
• organizaciones pesqueras
• participación política
• resistencias