Promoting the employment of women in the transport sector - obstacles and policy options

This study focuses on the working conditions and the HR policies of transport companies designed to mainstream gender, the opportunities for success and advancement, and the barriers faced by women who work in the transport sector.

This study focuses on the working conditions and the HR policies of transport companies designed to mainstream gender, the opportunities for success and advancement, and the barriers faced by women who work in the transport sector. To facilitate further analysis of the policy options to promote the employment of women in the transport sectors, the ILO has developed a career cycle approach based on common features of work in the transport sector and the issues that most concern transport workers.