Governments can play a key role in getting more women into transport jobs by taking a cross-sector approach to workplace, education and recruitment strategies.
This was a key finding from 2024 research by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Transport Working Group. National Women in Transport assisted with the initiative to identify barriers to greater participation of women, along with policies and best practices to attract and keep more women working in the sector.
APEC’s research report, Mainstreaming Gender in the Transport Workforce for Sustainability, includes a review of past studies. As well as findings from a survey and workshop of transport workers from across 40 APEC economies.
The report highlights major gaps in existing data. And notes that finding common metrics would allow information to be shared more broadly across jurisdictions.