208 Heather Enness, Master Mariner

<p><strong>Parenthood at sea  </strong></p> <p>According to the IMO, 2% of seafarers are women at sea. I wonder what the percentage of Mummies at sea is!? Like 0.01%!!?! Less!!?!</p> <p>A post on LinkedIn sparked my curiosity. Heather Enness, Master Mariner and mother of three, posted the above. Young people I meet in the maritime industry get questions about if they don't want to have a family since they are going to work at sea. I knew I just had to speak with Heather and find out if that is a hurdle nowadays, to be a parent and work at sea. What can we do to make the change? </p> <p>Listen to Heather and hear her passion for her job, her love for her children and how she is a role model for young people today. Heather wishes that more companies in our industry dared to discuss parenthood at sea.</p> <p>Every conversation matters. Are you able to bring these questions up in your everyday life? </p> <p>Please drop me a line at <a href= "mailto:hello@shippingpodcast.com">hello@shippingpodcast.com</a> and spill your beans. Who knows, I might get more ideas from your feedback.</p> <p>Thanks for listening.</p>