Women, work and transport. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Tessa Wright, Lucy Budd, Stephen Ison.
• Editors: Wright, Tessa; Budd, Lucy; Ison, Stephen
• Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction; Tessa Wright, Lucy Budd, and Stephen Ison Public Transport Chapter 2. Women and Work in Public Transport: Historical and Contemporary Evidence; Corinne Mulley Chapter 3. Current Trends in Gender, Work and Transport: An Island Perspective; Maria Attard and Loukas Dimitriou Chapter 4. Tackling Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Public Transport Sector: The Role of Key Actors; Anne Kamau and Tessa Wright Road Transport, Active Travel and Logistics Chapter 5. Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector; Gina Porter and Nyaboke Omwega Chapter 6. Mother Truckers? The Gendered Work of Freight and Logistics; Debbie Hopkins and Nihan Akyelken Chapter 7. Walking, Cycling and Gendered Journeys of Working Lives; Jennifer Bonham and Barbara Koth Rail Transport Chapter 8. Women Leaders in Rail: A Postfeminist Aesthetic Femininity; Kathryn Thory Chapter 9. Gender Realities in Indian Railways; Leena Sachdeva Chapter 10. Bullying and Harassment in the British Rail Sector: An Intersectional Analysis; Hazel Conley, Mostak Ahamed, and Tessa Wright Air Transport Chapter 11. Negotiating Personal and Professional Identities in the Workplace: The Case of Women Ab Initio Airline Pilots; Faye McCarthy, Lucy Budd, and Stephen Ison Chapter 12. Relational Mentoring in the Aviation and Aerospace Industry: Meeting Women's needs through the Alta Mentoring Scheme; Susan Durbin, Ana Lopes, Stella Warren, and Judith Milne Chapter 13. Examining the Culture of Women in Aviation Leadership: A Case of UK Airports; Amarachi Amaugo Chapter 14. Fostering Women's Resilience in the Aviation Sector; Stephanie Douglas Maritime Transport Chapter 15. Gender and Work within the Maritime Sector; Momoko Kitada Chapter 16. 'If God had Wanted You to Go to Sea…' Experiences of Women Seafarers; Marie Grasmeier Chapter 17. Closing the Gender Gap in the Maritime Industry: A Career-Decision Approach; Heather McLaughlin and Colm Fearon Chapter 18. Tracking Gender Equality in Ports; Sisangile Nduna and Christa Sys Governance and Trade Unions Chapter 19. The Role of Government and the Transport Sector with respect to Women Working in Transport; Hebba Haddad, Jo Field, and Alex Bennett Chapter 20. Trade Unions and Organizing Women in Civil Aviation; Jocelyn Finniear, Mrinalini Greedharry, and Geraint Harvey Chapter 21. 'Not like other Women': Understanding the Barriers for Women in the Transport Sector and the Role of Trade Unions; Dalila Mahdawi and Jodi Evans.
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 388.082; Women transport workers; Women -- Employment; Transportation -- Economic aspects; Sustainable development
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800716711; 9781800716698
• Related ISBNs: 9781800716704
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