How Female Fishers Are Leading Their Communities through the Pandemic

Eliete Paraguassu is one of the many female leaders in Brazil who has taken charge to help protect her fishing community during the pandemic. Photo courtesy of Eliete Paraguassu

As the COVID-19 pandemic threatened the tiny Ilha de Maré off the coast of Salvador, Brazil, Eliete Paraguassu, a 42-year-old shellfish harvester, mobilized her community. To avoid the spread of the virus, Paraguassu spurred the community to erect physical barriers … Continue reading How Female Fishers Are Leading Their Communities through the Pandemic