Beyond Mobility: A Global Perspective of Women’s Participation in the Transport Industry

Sonia Kumari

Beyond Mobility: A Global Perspective of Women’s Participation in the Transport Industry

Author(s)	Ms. Sonia Kumari
Country	India
Abstract	The transportation industry has long been labelled as one of the industries that has been viewed as dominated by men globally. Even though it has a historical foundation in the growth of the economy, labour mobility, Urbanisation, trade integration, and inclusion of the social population. Transport modes such as Road transport (road), Railways (Train), Aviation (Air), Maritime (sea), Logistics, Public Transit and Freight (for Goods and Services) are all examples of transport modes that have relatively fewer women in both operational and leadership positions compared to men. Although technological advancement, urban growth, changes in the labour market, and gender equality legislation have opened up new forms of participation for women, their representation is still limited by barriers such as structural inequalities, occupational segregation, restrictions on mobility, workplace culture, safety, and continuing stereotypes about women. Thus, this paper examines women's participation in the transport industry from a global perspective with a focus on the economic ramifications of gender parity in transport industry roles. The paper uses research articles, global studies reports, contemporary policy studies and academic evidence to look into how women have historically entered the transportation sector, how this sector conceptually changed for women, and global trends of female participation in the transport labour force. The paper argues that transportation should be considered not simply as a physical asset or infrastructure but rather as a tool that influences access to the labour market, social mobility and economic citizenship. The existing evidence also shows that women's participation in transport sectors produces productivity improvement for firms, increases service development, supports inclusive growth and contributes to the resilience of the labour market. However, there are still disparities in developing economies where significant barriers are present in informal labour markets, social reproduction burdens and inadequate gender inclusive mobility systems.
Keywords	Transportation, gender and employment, labour participation, global transport workforce, economic inclusion, gender-inclusive transport.
Field	Sociology > Tourism / Transport
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 2, March-April 2025
Published On	2025-04-18

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