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Come on in, the water’s lovely, says Stena

[ April 22, 2024   //   Chris Lewis ]

Stena Line is reaching out to women in Northern Ireland to attend a taster day at its Belfast terminal on 9 May to encourage them to pursue a career as a port service operative.

With women making up just 2% of seafarers and 12% of core roles in ports globally, Stena Line is committed to increasing representation of women both at sea and on shore as part of its diversity and inclusion strategy. The ferry operator currently has equal men and women at group management level and has a long-term goal of a gender equal workforce across the business.

The Taster Day is targeted specifically at women to give them an idea of what working at a port involves and encourage them to consider a career there. Participants will hear about what it is like to work as a port service operative for Stena Line, receive a tour of the port, followed by the opportunity to take a seat in an unaccompanied freight Tugmaster.

In March, Stena Line launched a new concept for International Women’s Day, “We’ll celebrate when we get there.” This manifesto acknowledged that the company has not yet reached the point of gender balance, but included the steps that it is taking and pledged to celebrate once it reaches these targets.

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