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Title: EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDS OF WOMEN IN TRANSPORTATION
Accession Number: 00468179
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The focus of this paper is whether women, as participants in the transportation industry, are achieving success comparable to male practitioners who work in this field and whether female industry practitioners have educational and training needs that differ from their male counterparts. Also, the question is raised: How many female practitioners are there and what steps should be taken to assure the attractiveness of transportation as a career for women? This study found that no major effort has been initiated to assess the skills that contribute to a successful transportation career or when technical versus managerial competence is critical to success. Also, there have been no analyses of successful male transportation managers' backgrounds that could be useful for role model and career planning purposes. As of 1984 women comprised 45 percent of all workers. Women surveyed by an American Public Transportation Association Task Force cited real or perceived barriers to career mobility because of their sex, stereotypical ideas and moods, negative attitudes toward women in top management positions, inability to relocate, and educational disparities. Women cited being confined to nonoperational administrative positions in personnel, marketing, and community service, which perpetuate the status quo. Women employed in transit desire more exposure to all facets of the industry, and they place great emphasis on availability of educational and career development programs. Training courses were not listed as a significant factor in the background of these women, although 82 percent had taken training courses during their career. Experience and personal contacts were ranked highly. Women questioned the need for academic training in transportation and whether the degree relates to job performance and success or whether the requirement is a means to discriminate. Knowledge is important to success in a transportation career, but many women believed that they have been denied or deprived of opportunities to learn on the job. Many women believed that, even with the requisite training and education, skill level and ability, they were frequently not offered the opportunity to compete because of job qualification requirements or their lack of stature in the organization.
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Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING--MEETING THE CHALLENGE Monograph Accession #: 00468164
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Liburdi, Lillian CPagination: pp 184-191
Publication Date: 1985
Conference:
Conference on Surface Transportation Education and Training
Location:
Williamsburg Virginia, United States ISBN: 0-039-03914-2
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Apr 30 1988 12:00AM
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