Despite the small size of Cambodia, the fishery resources of the Tonle Sap rank first in the world in terms of productivity and fourth in terms of catch. The importance of inland fisheries to income, food security, and employment is hard to overstate: they directly support more than 1 million people and provide the single largest source of protein, calcium, and vitamin A for Cambodia's population. Women are particularly active in inland fisheries: they engage in fishing, fish cage operation, fish grading, fish processing, fish selling, and fishing gear and fishing equipment construction and repair. This invites fuller understanding of gender dimensions of inland fisheries and calls for practicable ways to meet the livelihoods, employment, social, political, and legal needs of women. This research proposal looked to elaborate a strategy to promote gender equity in inland fisheries in Cambodia. The primary outputs of the research were to be the establishment of an information base on gender issues and concerns,
