International Day for Women in Maritime – Mobilizing networks for gender equality

International Day for Women in Maritime (18 May 2023) and Global
Conference of the IMO Women in Maritime Associations (WIMAs)
(18-19 May 2023)

In furtherance of resolution A.1147(31) adopted by the IMO Assembly
on 4 December 2019 on “Progressing the legacy of the World Maritime theme for 2019 and
achieving a barrier-free working environment for Women in the Maritime Sector”, the IMO
Assembly at its thirty-second session, adopted resolution A.1170(32) on “International Day for
Women in Maritime” proclaiming 18 May every year as the International Day for Women in
Maritime.
The observance celebrates women in the industry with a view to the continued
promotion of the recruitment, retention, and sustained employment of women in the maritime
sector, to raise the profile of women in maritime, strengthen IMO’s commitment to the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (Gender Equality) and to support ongoing
work to address the current gender imbalance in the maritime sector.
Against the foregoing background, the Secretary-General is pleased to announce
that the theme for the Day will be Mobilizing networks for gender equality, and that a global
Conference of the eight regional Women in Maritime Associations will take place under the
same theme in IMO Headquarters (4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom),
on 18 and 19 May 2023, from 9:00 a.m. A detailed programme for the event will be issued in
due course.