Why are there not more women in the industry?

10 October 2008
A sea of men in the audience of a transport event - giving the impression that the transport industry is dominated by men
A sea of men in the audience of a transport event - giving the impression that the transport industry is dominated by men

 

A bus driver for Reading Buses on a recent visit to Cuba was shocked to discover that its national bus company doesn’t employ a single female driver.  The eight women out of the 157 employees either work in the office or clean the buses. “They simply don’t believe in having women driving buses,” comments Tricia James after her trip. “It is not traditional to have women drive any sort of vehicle in Cuba.”

Thankfully such discrimination doesn’t...

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