A new report from UN Tourism and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) shows that women remain severely underrepresented across tourism transport, particularly in technical, driving and leadership roles.
The Global Report on Women in Tourism Transport provides
the first global, sex-disaggregated evidence base on women working across air,
land and water passenger transport.
It identifies the legal, cultural and structural barriers
limiting women’s access to decent work, career progression and leadership.
The findings show that tourism transport remains acutely
male-dominated. In countries with available data:
In response, UN Tourism and ITF have signed a concrete
three-year work plan to deliver the report’s Action Plan for Women in
Tourism Transport.
The partnership will work with governments, workers, unions
and industry partners to strengthen gender-responsive policies, improve working
conditions, expand training and leadership opportunities, and improve
measurement and reporting.
UN Tourism Secretary-General Shaikha Al Nuwais said:
“Tourism is meant to connect people and open doors. Yet in every part of
tourism transport, too many doors remain closed to women. This report gives us
the data to act with precision, not good intentions alone. Our responsibility
now is to ensure that the women who keep this industry moving are also able to
help lead it.”
ITF General Secretary Stephen Cotton said: “Launching this report is not the end of the story, it is the beginning. ITF and UN Tourism have made a joint commitment to work with governments, employers, unions and industry partners to tackle the inequalities that persist across tourism transport. Our focus now is turning evidence into action.” -TradeArabia News Service
