The European Commission encourages women to work in the transport sector.

Currently only 22% of transport workers are women. At a recent event in Brussels, Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc met a few of them, as well as employers, academics and policy makers, to discuss what can be done to attract more women to the sector, at a time when technological progress opens up new opportunities.

The Commission has now published 3 public consultations on the issue of gender equality in transport, directed at EU Member States, EU Transport Trade Unions, and EU Associations of Transport Operators.

Read more about the European Commission’s views on Women in Transport