2024-03-29T11:23:36Zhttps://riubu.ubu.es/oai/requestoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/68982022-10-17T09:45:33Zcom_10259.4_104com_10259_2604col_10259_6848
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Calvo Monteagudo, Mireia
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Colleoni, Margherita P.M.
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2021-07
It is well - known that women are generally under-represented in some technical fields, as
it is the specific case of the transport sector. This lack of balance gender-wise is even more
visible in the taxi industry, leading to a gender gap that should be filled in the next years.
Flexibility, loyal customer network and friendly environment are some of the opportunities
highlighted in the study. Besides, entry barriers are also outlined, like the initial
investment, misunderstandings between colleagues at the beginning and shortage of
communication skills.
All the findings derive from real women who have been working in the industry for more
than ten years, so that the evolution of the taxi sector from a gender point of view has been
also considered and explained through real lived experiences.
In the present study, an exhaustive analysis of the situation of the Spanish taxi sector is
presented and analyzed. Based on real interviews to female taxi drivers, the main
opportunities, and entry barriers and obstacles of working in the taxi sector are collected
and used to assess how the transport sector fits the key needs of the interviewees and favor
the work-life balance.
All data regarding the city and participants to the case study are kept anonymous.
This analysis is done in the framework of the European project TInnGO which main
objective is to create a framework and mechanisms for a sustainable game change in
European transport through a transformative strategy of gender and diversity sensitive
smart mobility.
978-84-18465-12-3
http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6898
10.36443/10259/6898
ITS, operaciĆ³n y gestiĆ³n
Taxis
Mujeres
ITS, operation and management
Women
TInnGo: Transport innovative gender observatory. Spanish hub. Taxi case study