Gender Equality in the Shipping World in the Perception of the People of the Riau Islands

Abstract

Society's view of gender equality is hard to change. Many parents still disagree with their daughter's career in the shipping industry. The study aims to find out the extent of society's perception of gender equality in the sailing world and whether a change in public opinion could increase the number of female sailors on the Island of Riau. The methods used in this study are descriptive quantitative research methodologies and semi-structured interviews. The result of this study is the gender equality of the sailing world in the Riau Islands' societies has many stigmas on both sides. But on the other hand, people who did work in the navigation world and were experts on the subject thought that women could do the job as long as they had the expertise. People's positive views on the issue of gender equality will have a positive impact on the growing number of female sailors in the Riau Islands.