Gender equality is important for society, and for our productivity and strength as a business. However, the maritime industry has traditionally employed more males than females, and today just 2.7% of the world’s 1.5 million seafarers are women. That gives us a great opportunity to open our doors to talented people who previously haven’t considered working in the industry.
Stena Line continues to work towards gender equality at every level. Last year we achieved several of our gender equality targets, including our ambition to have 30% women in our Group management team. We also rolled out our annual Women in Maritime campaign to encourage more women to go for leadership opportunities.
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. We have set a target of appointing 30% female managers by the end of 2022.
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.’