WOMEN IN MARITIME

Natalia Tchkonia

Batumi Navigation Teaching University, Batumi, Georgia

Email: n.tchkonia@bntu.edu.ge

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4146

Abstract

Today's women are walking step by step breaking down barriers. It is not rare for women to stand out in historically male-dominated areas such as politics, business, and athletics, among others. But there's a lot more.... women have a lot of powerful aspects that should be noted.

Women's strengths, skills, and abilities, ranging from kindness to the patience, are what make them powerful and attractive every day. They are seen as a reliable and equal partner. It is true, today's entrenched stereotype haven't been totally break out, but it's a testament to the strength and professionalism of today's women that their perspectives are shifting. It's wonderful to know that such people exist in Georgia, both at sea and on land.

Feminism is a worldview in which women's economic, social, civic, political, and cultural rights should be respected. Women have come a long, tumultuous, and fascinating way to achieve this. They were distinct on the one hand, and they battled to overcome cultural norms that oppressed them differently on the other.

The idea of commemorating International Women's Solidarity Day was conceived in the early twentieth century. In 1908, 15,000 women took to the streets of New York to protest for their rights. In the years that followed, there were an increasing number of large-scale protests. Because women were seen as the weaker sex, their abilities and rights were not properly assessed and their main aim was to obtain acceptability in a male-dominated environment and to equalize men's and women's rights.

The year 2019 has been declared by international maritime organizations as a year of progress for women in the maritime sector. "Gender balance remains as a challenge, but there are now many more educated, powerful women, and I believe we will be able to build a marine industry in Georgia that is free of stereotypes, balanced, and based on fair social values."

The maritime field and maritime professions are specific and radical. Qualified employees at sea or on land are essential for the country's industrial development. In real time, state policy is aimed at supporting and developing maritime businesses. It should be noted that the support of the European Union is very important in the process of education and training of seafarers, because "adherence to European standards is a guarantee of respectable employment for Georgian sailors”. Sailors are representatives of those rare professions that export services from Georgia which is one of the important components of the region's economic stability.

There is no field today where women have not shown their dignity and ability to work. Many women are hesitant to choose the maritime field as a profession because they are afraid that they will not achieve the result that men achieve, but fear is only part of our imagination that keeps us from achieving success. The key is to have faith in yourself and if we do, success will follow..

Conclusions. Finally, what is there to say? That today's women are more powerful than ever before, and that society needs and demands them. Gender equality is gaining ground in the modern world and the patriarchal system, in which women had no political rights and were denied the opportunity to vote is finally being phased out. Finally, we believe that meetings involving government, businesses, and maritime unions should be organized by the International Labor Organizations to examine how to enhance chances for "women" to work at sea.