The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz has launched the campaign “8 Port Women” to mark International Women’s Day. Through this initiative, the Authority aims to highlight the role of women in the port and maritime environment through eight interviews with nine professionals working in different areas of the sector.

The project consists of eight short video features in which the protagonists share their professional journeys, explain the nature of their work and convey a message in favour of equality, inclusion and the greater presence of women in a historically male-dominated sector. The interviews will be progressively released on the APBC’s social media channels.

With this campaign, the Port Authority seeks to serve as a platform and showcase for female talent linked to the port, highlighting the wide range of professions that form part of its daily activity and that represent real opportunities for women. The goal is to create role models, showcase professional careers and encourage more women to take an interest in this field and contribute their talent to the sector.

The series features testimonies from a diverse range of profiles: Genoveva Ardana, Maritime Safety Inspector at the Cádiz Maritime Authority; María José de Pazo, shipowner; Herminia Rodríguez Tejada, Provincial Director of the Social Institute of the Navy; Blanca Moreno, Secretary General of APEMAR; Irene, captain of the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil; Mar Agraso and Mar Barrios, directors at CTAQUA; Cristina Guerrero, Head of Systems at the APBC; and Berta Agrafojo, Port Police officer and Chair of the APBC Equality Committee.

This initiative reflects a positive evolution in the presence of women within the organisation. Over the past five years, the percentage of women at the APBC has increased by 5.5%, rising from 28 in 2021 to 41 today, representing 22.65% of the workforce. In the Port Police, female representation has grown from 8% to 18% during the same period, with 17 female port police officers currently serving.

At the management level, the APBC has reached gender parity among department heads, with 50% women and 50% men. In addition, 40% of staff outside collective agreements are women, with eight female professionals compared to ten men.

Through “8 Port Women”, the Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz reinforces its commitment to equal opportunities and to building an increasingly diverse, inclusive and representative professional environment.