More women are joining the Philippine maritime industry as seafarers, resulting in improved productivity and reflecting the government’s commitment to the United Nations (UN) to promote gender equality in the sector, state-run National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) said recently.

According to Grace Marie Ayaso, head of NMP’s research and development division, the presence of female seafarers in ships has increased their male counterparts’ productivity.

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