Why Women Can Try Maritime and Offshore Jobs

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Why Women Can Try Maritime and Offshore Jobs
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Since time immemorial, human beings and society
have segregated jobs on the basis of gender.
There are some jobs that men should do while
others are deemed fit for women. You can clearly
see the divide when you look at an engineering
class and a class of Humanities. The former is
dominated by boys while the latter is by girls.
Maritime employment is one sector which has long
been the bastion of men. Maritime and offshore
jobs are picked by men and very rarely would you
find a women anywhere in this sector!
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Things are changing now, though. Women can try
out maritime and offshore jobs, simply because it
is a wonderful career option for them. But there
are steep challenges and some very valid reasons
why women generally do not opt for jobs at sea.
The first among them is definitely the question
of awareness. Just as you would find people
conscious about the job description of an
engineer or a doctor, even a digital marketing
specialist, precious little is known about
offshore industry jobs. This lack of knowledge
does not encourage women enough to strike out
something different in their career choice.
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Other than this lack of awareness, a major hurdle
while women have stayed away from maritime and
offshore jobs is the general perception of
society. If there is a seeming lack of awareness
about a sector or industry, people are wary about
what employees do in such a set-up. This becomes
quite vicious when a woman works in that kind of
an industry. You can safely say the same about
jobs at sea. Women are not confident how such a
job will be perceived by people around them,
including their family and friends.
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The situation is changing fast. More people are
now waking up to offshore industry jobs as a
career option. They are aware of what kind of
jobs and challenges are there on the horizon.
There are so many jobs at sea that are suitable
for women. With more women engineers and skilled
technicians, they are in a much better position
to be hired in the maritime and offshore jobs.
The change must happen from the perspective of
women as well. They need to understand that this
industry is a place where they can showcase their
talent and become a thoroughbred professional.
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Workshops and seminars about maritime employment
are changing the scenario, one person at a time.
It is not far away when there are more women
signing up for jobs at sea.
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