Role of Women in the Organization Most (80%) of the women fisher folks interviewed said that they have no roles in the organization. This implies that the women are not given any roles to perform in the said organization. However, a few (13%) of them stated that their role is being the substitute of their husband in attending events such as meeting, seminar and etc., Connecting to this is the statement of Respondent J where she said that she is the observer/ substitute of her husband but not authorized to make decision. While very few (7%) of them are said to be the reporter of the organization. Despite of the existence of some women in the organization, all (100%) of its women members are still not part in decision-making. Perception of Women A great majority (60%) of women fisher folks believe that the attention given by the sector of fishermen to them is insufficient. This implies that the women fisherfolks do not get the same attention as the men and that women in the organization have no voice. Furthermore, the presence of women fisher folks of Samara is not to represent the women fisher folk in their community but to be the proxy of their husband or son. They are not given the same attention like the male fishermen of Samara. According to Respondent B there were no attention given by the sector of fishermen to the women fisher folks of Samara. Also Respondent O said when asked the same question “Hindi, kung minsan hindi ho kami kasama, minsan sa meeting lang.” (No, sometimes we are excluded but we were included during meeting) 15 | Page