News / The shipping industry needs to champion its career women – but where are they?

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“I was advised that I was over-qualified and under-qualified, under-experienced and over-experienced, too old and too young,” keynote speaker Captain Helene Peter-Davies told this week’s Women at the Helm Conference, organised by WISTA UK and The Nautical Institute.

Capt Peter-Davies – the only female in a cohort of men who wanted to change from sea to shore –  finally got a job after about 20 unsuccessful interviews. As it is, she has proven to be sufficiently qualified to work in the ...