SA women feature in transport industry

Women’s voices in
transport, especially
in South Africa,
have become a
force to be reckoned
with, University
of Johannesburg
lecturer Rose Luke
told delegates at the
Transport Forum last
week.
“At a recent
conference in San
Diego, America, it
was astonishing to see
only 20% of delegates
were women. Looking
at the women in the
South African transport
industry it is clear
that we don’t have the
same low uptake as in
the States and that is
very positive. I believe
we have made major
inroads and grown
the number of women
involved in transport.”
Luke said this was
further proven by the
increase in the number
of female students at
UJ’s Department of
Transport. “A few years
ago only about 10% of
the students in the Road
Transport Management
course were women,
while today at least 35%
of the graduates are
women. In the BTech
degree some 65% of the
students are women.