Strukton Sweden wants more women to join the rail industry

Strukton Rail Sweden wants more female employees
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Strukton Sweden strives to have 25 per cent of all job positions filled by women by 2020. “Half the population of Sweden is female, so why can’t the rail industry reflect that?” says Peter Arozenius, Quality, Environment and Work Environment Manager for the Swedish branch of the railway company. As part of his job function, he is responsible for making the company more appealing to future female employees.

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Strukton Sweden wants more women to join the rail industry

Strukton Rail Sweden wants more female employees
Source: Strukton Sweden

Strukton Sweden strives to have 25 per cent of all job positions filled by women by 2020. “Half the population of Sweden is female, so why can’t the rail industry reflect that?” says Peter Arozenius, Quality, Environment and Work Environment Manager for the Swedish branch of the railway company. As part of his job function, he is responsible for making the company more appealing to future female employees.

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Author: Carlijn Kruidhof

Carlijn Kruidhof is editor for RailTech.com and SpoorPro.nl. She also writes for the other business-to-business titles of ProMedia Group.

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