Abstract
In Iceland we find great commitment to market solutions in the fishery as exemplified by the individually transferable quota system (ITQ). This management system, along with the state's diminishing commitment to regional planning, have had marked impact on the people who live in fishing communities. In this article, I explore some of the consequences of these changes on women's lives within a particular fishing village. The inhabitants of the village have not been able to take advantage of the new system in which fewer and larger companies are taking over. The inhabitants are consequently faced with the process of increased marginalization that presents new challenges to which men and women respond differently. The coping mechanisms adopted by women stress community and working together whereas men respond more on an individual level. The already existing gender divisions within fishing communities underpin the different responses and coping strategies. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 311-321 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Women's Studies International Forum |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research has been generously funded by the Icelandic Research Council and the University of Iceland. I would like to thank my research assistant Hulda Proppé for her help and Siri Gerrard, Dona L. Davis, Ásdı́s Jónsdóttir, Annadı́s Gréta Rúdólfsóttir and the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments on this article.