IAPH encourages women

Prior to the official launch, IAPH Long Range Planning & Review Committee extensively debated about how it could best facilitate a dialogue focused on networking and professional development of women in IAPH and across the global maritime industry where less than 10 women hold top port director positions.

The IAPH Board of Directors welcomed this initiative and fully endorsed the launch of a Women’s Forum to help bring more women into the industry. The Board further authorised the Women’s Forum to create a platform for discussing women’s issues in the maritime industry, ways to encourage women to join the industry and to promote training programme enabling women to better compete for positions at all levels, including those previously not open to women.