Women, ocean, and jobs: the story Ecuador is already writing Erwin De NysMaurice Andres RawlinsGreta Granados de OrbegosoMaria Soledad RequejoVeronica Navas June 03, 2026 This page in: English Español © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/women-ocean-jobs-the-story-ecuador-is-already-writing When we think about the future of the oceans, we tend to look out to sea: the vessels, the nets, the catch, the waves. Yet an essential part of the ocean economy also takes place on land — on docks, in markets, in processing plants, in community associations, and in the households where the daily lives of coastal communities are sustained. © 2026 The World Bank Group,