Gender Diversity in the Transportation Workforce – Challenges and Strategies for Inclusion

The primary objective of this research is to develop a technical report identifying the current challenges associated with female representation in the transportation industry workforce and the state of practice research highlighting reasons why this lack of diversity in the workforce occurs and strategies for alleviating it. The report will identify, to the extent possible, differences in challenges observed and specialized strategies for diverse occupations in the industry. Literature review, targeted interviews, and focus group discussions will be used to obtain data for this research. This research will provide recommendations on how to attract and retain more workers to diverse transportation professionals, making it a beneficial tool for industry leaders, policy makers, politicians, and the academic community to overcome some of the current workforce shortage challenges. Additionally, agencies that are looking to improve their business culture and attract more employees are expected to be end users of this research.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $50220
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348328

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mineta Consortium for Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Transportation

  San Jose State University
  San Jose, CA  United States  95112

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Godfrey, Jodi

• Start Date: 20240116
• Expected Completion Date: 20250415
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equity; Females; Gender; Personnel retention; Shortages; Social diversity; Workforce
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01906127
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mineta Consortium for Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348328
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 26 2024 4:38PM