Gender equality – StenaLine.com

Stena Line continues to work towards gender equality at every level. We have achieved several of our gender equality targets, including our ambition to have 50% women in our Group management team. We have also rolled our annual Women in Maritime campaign to encourage more women to go for leadership opportunities.

Continue raising awareness through annual Women in Maritime initiatives.
Ongoing participation in workshops, lectures and discussions from the Stena AB Global Female Leaders’ Network.
Establish a cross-functional working group to analyse data and suggest critical actions for increased gender equality across our regions.
By 2026, 30% of managers will be women, comprising 45% on shore and 10% at sea.

50% women

50% women in our Group management team has been reached

Women In Maritime

Rolled out our Women in Maritime campaign to celebrate our female leaders and encourage more women to go for management roles.

Lynette becomes our first female captain

Captain Bryson is a Master of the Stena Adventurer, one of the largest vessels in our fleet, serving a key route between Dublin and Holyhead.

She joined the company in 2017 and now leads a bridge team of female officers.

Stena Line is working hard to recruit more women in management roles across the business. Margareta Jensen Dickson, Chief People and Communications Officer at Stena Line, explains:

‘The shipping sector is in a jobs crisis and there is a shortage of people in every part of the industry. Onboard roles can no longer be seen as a male domain. With the appointment of Lynette Bryson as our first female captain, we have shown that women can and will succeed at sea and Stena Line will be here to support them.’

A winning formula for women in our workforce

During 2023, we achieved our target of having 50% female leaders in the Group management team. In addition, we have many women at every level across the business who are responsible for making important decisions about how we operate.

We know that there is still some way to go, and there are still areas within Stena Line where female leaders are in the minority. However, we hope that our continued efforts will see more brilliant female role models joining our teams at every level of the business.

Anti-harassment training moves online

As part of our commitment to making sure everyone feels safe and welcome at Stena Line, we run regular training for managers on how to prevent and tackle harassment, bullying and victimisation.

Although COVID-19 prevented us from holding face-to-face training in 2021, we were still able to run three crucial anti-harassment sessions for shore and onboard managers.

Using Microsoft Teams, the training combined presentations and role-play exercises to help managers create an environment where everyone feels safe.

Gender equality stories

All stories

Women in maritime

“Share ideas and say what you think”

Chief Financial Officer Marica Derenstrand has been part of our Group Management team since joining Stena Line in 2015.

Sustainability

Stena Line’s commitment to gender equality starts at the top

We are delighted to mark International Women’s Day 2023 with the news that our Group Management team is now made up of an equal number of women and men.

Women in Maritime

Did you know that only 2% of all people working within shipping are women? At the same time studies show that companies that are gender-equal make more money, are better at keeping talent, and are more innovative and creative.

The list

Each number represents an action we have done on our journey towards a sustainable future. We are talking about The List!

Targets

Lynette becomes our first female captain

A winning formula for women in our workforce

Anti-harassment training moves online

Gender equality stories

“Share ideas and say what you think”

Stena Line’s commitment to gender equality starts at the top

Women in Maritime

The list

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