This issue of Indian Society of Fisheries Professionals is a collection of six articles on women in fisheries presented at an international conference on the same subject, in Mumbai in December 2001.The articles include an overview on the contribution of women in Asian fisheries; the need for visibility for the fisherwomen in India; a note on the organizing of fisherwomen in Chellanam in Cochin; a perspective on gender in fisheries; the role of women and work activities, strategic interventions for increasing their participation and income; and finally an article looking to the future, outlining the change in women’s status over time, as well as the institutional support that currently exists.