Scholarship on gender in fisheries is not new. However, while there are many studies on the context and politics of gender and fisheries, understanding how power influences gender equality remains understudied, especially in the Western Indian Ocean. Based on evidence gathered from an interdisciplinary set of literature, including sectoral policies, this article provides nuanced insight at rethinking - how gendered-power dynamics constrain and enable choices and opportunities for addressing gender inequality in small-scale fisheries. Compelling evidence shows that a gendered-power dynamic is crucial for renegotiating gender equality with social norms and politics, including challenging simplistic views on poverty, vulnerability, and subordination of women. The article presents a latent chance for greater reflexivity among development practitioners, researchers, and policymakers on the politics of and transformation towards gender equality in small-scale fisheries.

渔业性别奖学金并不是什么新鲜事。但是，尽管有许多关于性别与渔业的背景和政治的研究，但对于权力如何影响性别平等的理解仍未得到充分研究，尤其是在西印度洋。基于从包括部门政策在内的跨学科文献中收集的证据，本文提供了重新思考的细微见解-性别力量动态如何限制并提供解决小型渔业中性别不平等的选择和机会。有力的证据表明，性别平等权力的动态对于通过社会规范和政治重新谈判性别平等至关重要，包括挑战有关贫困，脆弱性和妇女从属的简单化观点。本文为开发从业人员提供了提高自反性的潜在机会，