Women, work and transport /

Women, Work and Transportis an international collection that brings together researchers with global expertise in gender and transport work to provide original evidence of the experiences of women working in all transport modes across countries in the Global North and the Global South.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wright, Tessa (Editor ), Budd, Lucy (Editor ), Ison, Stephen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Transport and sustainability ; v. 16.
Temas:
Women transport workers.
Women > Employment.
Transportation.
Sustainable development.
Travailleuses des transports.
Transport.
Développement durable.
transportation.
sustainable development.
Sustainable development
Transportation
Women > Employment
Women transport workers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Editorial Advisory Board
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • About the Editors
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1-Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Reference
  • Public Transport
  • Chapter 2-Women and Work in Public Transport: Historical and Contemporary Evidence
  • Introduction
  • Contextual Background to Women Working in Public Transport
  • The Nature of the Transport Industry
  • Public Transport Vignettes
  • Background to the Interviewees
  • Barriers to Employment
  • Are Men and Women Treated Equally?
  • How Will the Pandemic Affect Women Working in Public Transport?
  • Suggestions for Addressing the Barriers to Employing Women in Public Transport
  • Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3-Current Trends in Gender, Work and Transport: An Island Perspective
  • Introduction
  • Transport and the Workforce in Island States
  • The Case Study Sites
  • Work in Transport: Addressing the Issue of Gender
  • Discussion on Future Transport Skills
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4-Tackling Gender-based Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Public Transport Sector: The Role of Key Actors
  • Introduction
  • Defining Gender-based Violence and Sexual Harassment
  • Sexual Harassment in Male-dominated Work
  • Sexual Harassment on Public Transport
  • The Role of Actors in Eliminating Gender-based Violence and Sexual Harassment in Transport
  • Government
  • Operators and Employers
  • Trade Unions
  • Civil Society Organisations
  • Collaboration between Stakeholders
  • ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Chapter 6-MotherTruckers? The Gendered Work of Freight and Logistics
  • Introduction
  • The Freight Workforce
  • The Nature of Freight Work
  • The Gender Implications of Key Trends in Freight Work
  • (Im)mobile Freight Work and Workplaces
  • Freight, Logistics and 'Flexible' Work
  • Automation and Changing Skills
  • Futures of Freight and Logistics Work
  • References
  • Chapter 7-Walking, Cycling and Gendered Journeys of Working Lives
  • Introduction
  • Walking, Cycling and Paid Employment
  • Collecting: Walking, Cycling and Waste
  • Walking, Cycling and the Unpaid Work of Care

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