How do the experiences of young women differ from those of young men in knowledge generation, acquisition and transfer?
To me, this question has significance as young women usually are not considered having knowledge beyond household works. Fishers, like farmers, are not just men. Millions of women around the world work, paid or unpaid, in the fisheries sector. Women are mainly involved in the tasks that come before and after the fish are hauled out of the water, they may also be there for the catch or the harvest. Their preparatory work includes making and mending nets, baskets and pots, baiting hooks and providing services to the fishing boats. They practice their own fishing both for commercial and subsistence purposes, often from canoes and in areas close to their community.
In coastal areas of India, men go out in the seas for fishing-once it is brought home, women take over to process it and market. Here the young women need to improve their capacities further to enhance their income using good practices leading to improved visibility of their contribution. Also, in North eastern part of India, women appear to be more enterprising-running shops, managing sales of agriproduce-fruits, vegetables in particular.
Ms. jaya surya kumari manthena