The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers Trust (ICSF Trust) has released the latest edition of Yemaya, its newsletter on gender and fisheries. Yemaya No. 54, dated May 2017, features articles from India, Mexico and two analytical articles on SDG 5, while the editorial comment focuses on the significance of Sustainable development Goal 5 (SDG 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). Meryl Williams in her article on Gender equal fisheries looks at what are the challenges we are facing in the path of achieving gender equality in fisheries and what should our priorities be? The silence of much fisheries legislation on gender matters suggests that gender champions and advocates have a major challenge to get gender equality into sound policies and enforceable legislation. Kyoko Kusakabe in her article identifies key priorities and challenges that lie in the path of achieving gender equality targets particularly in the high-poverty and increasingly resource-scarce context of Southeast Asian fisheries. Nikita Gopal in her article on seafood processing in Kerala (India) describes how the labour shortage has improved working conditions for women in seafood processing. But the gender equality is still a distant dream. From Mexico comes a piece that describes the key role women plays for generations in the running of large fish markets in Mexico. In Mexico the fish trading businesses are family run, many into their second and even third generation. The women fish traders considered their own stories as successful examples of women’s empowerment. A profile of Metty, who belongs to the Vembanad estuarine system in Kerala( India) narrates the story of how fishing has been a mainstay for over four decades to her and the group. Metty is an economically independent and strong woman. The What’s New, Webby? column presents the recent initiative of CCRN website which uses an interactive map of the world to place spotlight on the amazing diversity of community efforts globally that are linking conservation and local livelihoods. The Q&A session with Ujjwala Patil, President of MMKs’ Women’s wing by Priyanka Mangela shows how the initiative of women’s wing in mapping the existing fish markets in Mumbai and to include them in the Development Plan was useful. The Milestones presents the Entebbe Declaration which states that women in African artisanal fisheries must claim full protection and equal representation and leading positions within the artisanal fisheries professional organizations, as well as equal participation in decision making processes for policies that affect their livelihoods. The Yemaya recommends provides the overview of the report of the SSF Guidelines workshop which was recently held in India. The workshop recommended that a national platform for fisherwomen must be formed. The report is available online. The current issue carries the ever-popular cartoon strip, Yemaya Mama. Yemaya No. 54 can be accessed at: https://www.icsf.net/en/yemaya/article/EN/54.html?limitstart=0 For more, please visit www.icsf.net