School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Nutrition and Hydration, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Nat Food. 2024 Sep;5(9):731-741. doi: 10.1038/s43016-024-01034-6. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
Post-harvest practices and technologies are key to reducing global aquatic harvest loss. The lives of post-harvest fisheries workers, over half of them women, are deeply affected by these technologies, but their equity and equality outcomes are poorly understood. This systematic review synthesizes evidence of post-harvest aquatic food processing technology outcomes, showing that persistent inequalities in social structure and norms disadvantage women across a range of technologies, both traditional and improved, especially regarding control over resources. We found that improved technologies bring enhanced productivity and possibly income for workers, yet contracts are often precarious due to pre-existing social inequities. While power and control of resources is more unequal in factory settings, it is not necessarily equal in traditional contexts either, despite offering greater flexibility. More rigorous comparative research, including voices of diverse actors, is key to understanding the impacts of different technologies on gender equality and social justice and inform policymaking.
采后实践和技术是减少全球水产养殖收获损失的关键。这些技术深刻影响着采后渔业工人的生活，其中超过一半是女性，但她们在这些技术中的公平和平等结果却鲜为人知。本系统评价综合了采后水产食品加工技术成果的证据，表明社会结构和规范中的持续不平等使女性在一系列技术中处于不利地位，这些技术包括传统技术和改进技术，特别是在对资源的控制方面。我们发现，改进的技术为工人带来了更高的生产力和可能的收入，但由于先前存在的社会不平等，合同往往不稳定。虽然工厂环境中的资源权力和控制更加不平等，但在传统环境中也不一定平等，尽管传统环境提供了更大的灵活性。更严格的比较研究，包括不同利益相关者的声音，是理解不同技术对性别平等和社会正义的影响并为决策提供信息的关键。
