Women workers in public transport

This chapter is part of the ITF’s People’s Public Transport Policy. It includes case studies, campaign materials, educational resources and workers’ stories related to women’s employment in public transport. The purpose of this chapter is to provide the vision that we want for women in public transport. It looks at ways to build public transport systems that work for women as both workers and passengers, and to strengthen the role of women in public transport policy decision making and planning. The chapter also puts forward policy proposals developed by the ITF women transport workers’ committee. The ITF’s Our Public Transport (OPT) programme promotes a social model of public transport. A social model includes organisational and employment rights for workers and requires that any expansion of public transport guarantees decent jobs and gender equality.