The Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB) recently launched communications formats to raise the profile of women in maritime professions. The occasion is a report by elDiario.es Illes Balears, alongside related APB publications, which put the issue centre stage. The news concerns primarily the Balearic Islands and their ports; key reference points are the ports of Eivissa and La Savina (Formentera).
According to published figures, the proportion of women in Spain’s Cuerpos y Fuerzas de Seguridad remains well below 50 per cent: official statistical publications give figures below 20 per cent for the Policía Nacional and around 12 per cent for the Guardia Civil ; figures cited in the elDiario.es report and drawn from the Boletín Estadístico of public-sector personnel. For the Policía Portuaria sources give a range of approximately 8 to 18 per cent, depending on the area of responsibility and port. These figures provide context; they should not be understood as definitive percentages for every individual port.
As a specific example, the APB features its employee Susana Rivas who currently carries out duties in the APB’s Dominio Público division at the port of La Savina. Rivas, who previously worked in the Policía Portuaria, is cited in the reporting as a practical example illustrating career mobility within port organisations: from work «on the quayside» to technical and administrative roles.
According to its own account, the APB aims to attract more female applicants through targeted communications and recruitment procedures. The report and expert analysis cite recruitment pathways, physical and shift-work requirements, and the lack of visibility of female role models as obstacles. No firm, specific forecasts can currently be made about the proportion of women in the Balearic Islands’ Policía Portuaria; change depends on administrative measures and staffing decisions.
The reported facts, the APB’s communications measures and the statistical context are supported by the regional and institutional sources cited. More detailed staffing figures for individual ports must be requested from the relevant departments.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).