In Europe, one in twenty jobs is offered in the transport industry – according to reports from the European Commission. More than 11.4 million Europeans are professionally involved in TSL services, the vast majority of whom are men. What place do women occupy in this industry?
Bartosz Najman, CEO of the VIAON brand: Data from the European Economic and Social Committee shows that the share of employed women is increasing year by year across all sectors of the economy. However, there is no doubt that the transport industry has been dominated by men and, in some aspects, remains inaccessible to the fair sex. Women most often work in positions related to services or administration. Men, on the other hand, are employed at practically all levels of this structure, as managers, drivers, freight forwarders, or manual workers. Gender equality is one of the most important values in force within the EU. Recently, particular importance has been attached to this issue by the Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, who emphasizes the need to increase the participation of women in the labor market. To this end, a platform for representatives of transport companies, trade unions, training institutions, media, and non-governmental organizations is to be created by the end of the year. We hope that this will be a place for exchanging experiences, adopting good practices, and making commitments to gender equality in transport.