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Q1. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls is one of the sustainable development’s goals of the U.N. With brief introduction on gender equality, discuss the following. (16)

a. Why gender balance is required?

b. Discuss various initiatives taken by the government of India and the international maritime organisation towards gender equality in shipping.

c. How would you as the Chief engineer of a ship which has women seafarers ensure that these initiatives have the desired impact?