Women in Transport is delighted to be joining 20 organisations in an initiative led by WISE Campaign calling for gender balance to stay on the agenda. We will be pooling our resources in a joint effort to ensure we continue to engage, nurture, grow and understand the important contribution of women in science, technology and engineering in the UK, now and for the future.
Read moreWhy is a lack of gender balance in transport planning an issue we must address to move forward?
Jo Ward is a Board Director of the Transport Planning Society and has written and spoken extensively about the need for more inclusivity in transport planning and its governance. In this guest blog, she discusses why a lack of gender balance in transport planning is an issue that we must address to move forward.
Read moreWomen in Transport supports transport ministers call for gender equality
Ministers across the Department for Transport (DfT) have written to industry leaders calling on them to take action to increase the availability of opportunities across the sector to women. Drawing this together, the DfT announced that it will shortly be holding a major round-table to look into the barriers preventing women from joining the sector.
Read more12 Practical Ways to Promote Gender Balance
Last week, we discussed the importance of culture to promote gender balance in line with this year’s International Women’s Day theme - #BalanceforBetter. Today, we consider 12 practical ways to promote gender balance by attracting and retaining women in transport.
Read moreTransport Committee takes action to boost number of female witnesses
In an event to mark International Women’s Day 2019, the Transport Committee, Women in Transport and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport have invited to Parliament women from across the transport sector to encourage them to engage with Parliamentary Committees.
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