Recruitment strategies can make some impact, but it is also important to address workplace issues that discourage women from joining and remaining in the sector rather than simply focussing on fulfilling recruitment targets.
Monitoring and enforcement are also needed. For example, regular data
The ILO estimates that 16.8% of the global workforce in transport are women.
Even today, many jobs in transport are seen as ‘men’s work’ or ‘women’s work’. In some cases, the industry is viewed by some as no place for women. This systemic and often normalised bias excludes
Despite advances for gender equality in some countries and the existence of international standards to address discrimination and promote women’s rights, women around the world continue to experience multiple forms of discrimination; violence and sexual harassment; and restrictions on their rights.
