Professor Momoko Kitada receives IMO Gender Equality Award 2026
Maritime academic recognized for her long-standing commitment to gender equality and empowering women in the maritime industry.
The annual IMO Gender Equality Award recognises outstanding contributions to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the maritime sector.
Japanese maritime academic and former seafarer Professor Momoko Kitada has been awarded the International Maritime Organization’s Gender Equality Award 2026.
The award was presented by IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during a ceremony held at IMO Headquarters in London (18 May) to mark International Day for Women in Maritime.
The recipient of the Gender Equality Award is selected each year by a high-level panel and endorsed by the IMO Council, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the maritime sector.
The IMO Council at its 135th session endorsed Professor Kitada’s award, in
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