LADIES ON BOARD ...
It goes without saying that coaches and buses play a critical role in getting the nation to work and our children to school ; as well as forming a vital method of cost efficient transport for the leisure industry .
According to a research an impact of World War II was that women took on roles traditionally reserved exclusively for men . In the transport industry this meant that women , who during peace time were bus conductors , had the opportunity to work as bus drivers .
Fast forward to today and women are seen in a wide range of careers and achieving success in a range of formerly male dominated industries . In fact women ' s economic empowerment is one of
Photography By : Habiba Khanam
the biggest social changes of our time , notwithstanding the fact that there is still a considerable way to go before workplace equality is truly achieved . That change , however , does not seem to have fully materialised in the coach and bus industry where it is estimated that only 5 % of drivers are women .
There is this question I asked , why the low percentage of women in bus industry unlike other industries , and here are the responds I got from people :
50 / 50 : what do you think about the low percentage of women in bus industry ?
Mr Ebrahim : I think some women are shying away from taking to the steering wheel of a bus .
50 / 50 : Why do you think they are ?
Mr Ebrahim : because there are some reasons and one of the primary factors of this , is the perception amongst women that the job is a male preserve .
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