The International Maritime Organization (IMO), will give an international recognition to those individuals, irrespective of their gender, who, either in their personal capacity or as representatives of their respective institutions, have made significant contributions to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the maritime sector. 

Deadline: 8 July 2024

The goal of the Award is to encourage IMO Member States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, the industry and persons working in the maritime sector to promote and adopt policies to achieve a working environment that promotes women as equals and ensures they enjoy equal rights and opportunities as their male counterparts.

Examples of actions are, in a non-exhaustive enunciation, the adoption or promotion of measures and policies, regulations or legislation aiming at advancing gender equality; the promotion of positive change as role models; supporting education and training of women in the maritime sector.

The Award will take the form of a medal which will be accompanied by a certificate citing the contribution of the winner to improving gender equality in the maritime sector. The Panel may recommend to the Council the granting of Letters of Commendation to those nominees who were not selected for the Award, but nevertheless were judged to deserve some form of special recognition for their significant contributions to this field. The recipient will be invited to write a short article highlighting the challenges faced in the implementation or development of initiative/s as a contribution to an inclusive maritime culture, as well as positive outcomes. The IMO Secretariat will subsequently translate the article into the IMO official languages as a document of the Council.

Additional information here.