In honour of International Women’s Day, RailTech discussed gender equality in the rail industry with Marta García, Technical Affairs Manager at the European Rail Supply Industry Association (UNIFE).
Renfe has increased the number of female personnel by 65 per cent over the past four years. The Spanish operator now has 3,247 women on its payroll.
Nearly 30 thousand Saudi women have signed up for the 30 positions of train drivers, a profession previously not open to women in the Kingdom. The female train…
CER unanimously adopted the Women in Rail agreement during its 68th General Assembly on 20 September 2021. The agreement focuses on promoting women in the sector, from the…
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day, and during the European Year of Rail, there is no better day to emphasise the role of women in rail.…
Women in Rail and Railway Industry Association have announced the launch of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter across the rail sector. The charter has been backed by…
Women account for 21.41 per cent of the railway staff in Europe. Such a conclusion has been made by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER)…
To address the lack of staff, the European rail sector should recruit more female employees. Therefore, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), representing railway sector employers,…
Infrabel wants to recruit 1,400 new employees in the next two years. The Belgian rail operator launched a major recruitment campaign. According to the railway company, new people…
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…
Network Rail is expected to invest 47 billion pounds or almost 52 billion Euros in the improvement and expansion of the British railways in the next five years,…