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国内的很多女性出于对航海职业的追求，希望参与航海。我希望网友们读到本篇之后，也拿出男人的勇气给女性在航海职业上的岗位，抒发中国航海的激情，改变目前中国航海人力资源的现状。

 Shipping has historically been a male-dominated industry and that tradition runs long and deep. However, through its global programme on the Integration of Women in the Maritime Sector, IMO is making a concerted effort to help the industry move on from that tradition and to help women achieve a representation within it that is more in keeping with twenty-first century expectations.

A new IMO film, Women at the helm, shows how the work of IMO, and others, is beginning to promote change for the better for women in shipping, and highlights first-hand experiences from some of those who have already succeeded.

The film held its official launch during the regional conference in the Republic of Korea, held from 16 to 19 April 2013, on the development of a global strategy for women seafarers.

The conference, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 16 to 19 April 2013, organized and funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), and hosted by the Korean Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT), together with IMO, adopted a declaration of intent towards the development of a Global Strategy for Women Seafarers.

The conference adopted the Busan Declaration, in which the participants agreed to forge partnerships and solicit support of government agencies, as well as international and regional bodies to facilitate the implementation of a Global Strategy for Women Seafarers.

The conference also adopted a slogan to promote women seafaring: “Go to sea TOGETHER”.

IMO's Programme on the Integration of Women in the Maritime Sector (IWMS)

IMO's programme for the integration of women in the maritime sector, now celebrating its 25th year, has a primary objective to encourage IMO Member States to open the doors of their maritime institutes to enable women to train alongside men and so acquire the high level of competence that the maritime industry demands.

Regional harmonization has been a second key priority under IMO's programme, resulting in the establishment, through IMO support, of 6 regional associations for women in the maritime sector covering the following regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific Islands.

IMO continues to support the participation of women in both shore based and sea going posts, in line with the goals outlined under the United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 "Promote gender equality and empower women", under the slogan: Training- Visibility - Recognition.