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Current Trends in Gender, Work and Transport: An Island Perspective

Maria Attard (Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, University of Malta)
Loukas Dimitriou (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)

Women, Work and Transport

ISBN: 978-1-80071-670-4, eISBN: 978-1-80071-669-8

Publication date: 17 October 2022

Abstract

The gender specific issues that arise out of transport infrastructures, such as more complex travel patterns and safety and security concerns for women in transport, highlight more than ever the need for a better gender perspective in the design, development and management of transport systems. This however is hard to achieve when only 22 per cent of transport employees in the European Union are female. According to the International Transport Forum, women are less represented in senior level positions in the sector. Furthermore, with declining numbers in employment in the sector, the risks of discounting some of these gender concerns in decision-making becomes even more pressing. This chapter looks at current trends and investigates the opportunities and challenges that the sector is facing to attract, retain and train women in transport. Focussing on cases of EU island states, this research will look at women and work within the public transport sector and, through interviews with management, will investigate concerns about current trends as well as the future of work in transport. The chapter also discusses the future of transport employment, and raises some questions with regard to the fast approaching decarbonisation of transport, with increased focus on green skills and green jobs, but also with the forthcoming technological disruption envisaged through automation and Mobility as a Service.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge Malta Public Transport, Cyprus Public Transport, KopTaCo, eCabs, HorĂ¡rios do Funchal and Guaguas for their disposition to respond to our interview questions.

Citation

Attard, M. and Dimitriou, L. (2022), "Current Trends in Gender, Work and Transport: An Island Perspective", Wright, T., Budd, L. and Ison, S. (Ed.) Women, Work and Transport (Transport and Sustainability, Vol. 16), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120220000016003

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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