scholarly journals Gender in the maritime space: how can the experiences of women seafarers working in the UK shipping industry be improved?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Kate Pike ◽  
Emma Wadsworth ◽  
Sarah Honebon ◽  
Emma Broadhurst ◽  
Minghua Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Strategic Changes ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Key Industry

Abstract Seafaring, as a traditionally male-dominated industry, continues to have very few female seafarers, with approximately 2% globally being women. This paper draws on the findings of a study that considered both the experiences of women seafarers working in the UK shipping industry and the views of key industry stakeholder representatives, and asks what must be done to improve those experiences? Responses across the industry suggest that all women seafarers will experience some form of harassment during their careers, which has significant implications for their occupational health, safety and wellbeing. These experiences reflect failures of leadership in developing and promoting a safe and inclusive onboard culture. This paper calls for fundamental change within the industry, including improvements in training and leadership to reflect modern seafaring and diversity on board. It also calls for relevant policy and strategic changes to be based on the views of seafarers and their representatives. It concludes that improving the experiences of women on board will improve the occupational health, safety and wellbeing of all seafarers, regardless of gender or any other characteristic or classification.

scholarly journals Dispositions that matter: Investigating criminalized women’s resettlement through their (trans)carceral habitus

2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582110173
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Theoretical Innovation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Feminist Work

Whether prisoner resettlement is framed in terms of public health, safety, economic prudence, recidivism, social justice, or humanitarianism, it is difficult to overstate its importance. This article investigates women’s experiences exiting prison in Canada to deepen understandings of post-carceral trajectories and their implications. It combines feminist work on transcarceration and Bourdieusian theory with qualitative research undertaken in Canada to propose the (trans)carceral habitus as a theoretical innovation. This research illuminates the continuity of criminalized women’s marginalization before and beyond their imprisonment, the embodied nature of these experiences, and the adaptive dispositions that they have demonstrated and depended on throughout their lives. In doing so, this article extends criminological work on carceral habitus which has rarely considered the experiences of women. Implications for resettlement are discussed by tracing the impact of criminalized women’s (trans)carceral habitus (i.e. distrust, skepticism, vigilance about their environments and relationships) on their willingness to access support and services offered by resettlement organizations.

A multi-disciplinary approach to assessing Health Promotion, Occupational Health and Health & Safety in the workplace

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M Houston ◽  
Robert G Atkinson ◽  
Ewan B Macdonald ◽  
Miriam E O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Safety

Identification of systems thinking aspects in ISO 45001:2018 on occupational health & safety management

2022 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 105671
Author(s):  
Nektarios Karanikas ◽  
David Weber ◽  
Kaitlyn Bruschi ◽  
Sophia Brown
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Health Safety

scholarly journals How the Liverpool Tidal Institute was established: industry, navy and academia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-156
Author(s):  
Anna Carlsson-Hyslop
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
British Association ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
State Actors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
First World

Abstract. This paper outlines the establishment of the Liverpool Tidal Institute in 1919. There is a particular focus on early patrons and supporters in the context of both previous tidal research on the accuracy of predictions and debates about the involvement of state actors in science at the end of the First World War. It discusses how, and to what extent, various actors – Liverpool University, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the UK Hydrographic Office, and the shipping industry – became involved with the institute and what their roles were in its creation. It shows that industrial support was crucial in the establishment of this academic institute which later became a key contractor to the Navy.

The Experiences of Women Working in the Computer Games Industry

2014 ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Prescott ◽  
Jan Bogg
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Experiences Of Women ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Games Development ◽  
Woman Working

This chapter provides a unique understanding of women working in the computer games industry. In depth interviews were undertaken with seven female game workers based in the UK. The women were interviewed as part of a larger study focusing on women in this male dominated industry. The issues detailed in this chapter focus on the industry as a viable career for women, the experience of being a woman working in games and the working environment; including work life balance issues, experiences of discrimination and experiences of sexism. The research discussed is related to attracting and retaining women in games development. The issues are of relevance to employers, professional bodies, policy makers and researchers of the games industry and the wider ICT and SET industries. Recommendations from the findings and future research directions are provided.

Internet addiction—caught in the web

2020 ◽  
pp. 242-243
Author(s):  
Nerys Williams
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Web

In Internet addiction—caught in the web Nerys Williams briefly explores the occupational health aspects of internet use, and the lack of attention given to ‘internet addiction’ in the UK health and safety and medical fields.

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