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Author:   Tessa Wright (Queen Mary University of London, UK) ,  Lucy Budd (De Montfort University, UK) ,  Stephen Ison (De Montfort University, UK)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.689kg
ISBN:  

9781800716704

ISBN 10:   1800716702
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   17 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction; Tessa Wright, Lucy Budd, and Stephen Ison Public Transport Chapter 2. Women and Work in Public Transport: Historical and Contemporary Evidence; Corinne Mulley Chapter 3. Current Trends in Gender, Work and Transport: An Island Perspective; Maria Attard and Loukas Dimitriou Chapter 4. Tackling Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Public Transport Sector: The Role of Key Actors; Anne Kamau and Tessa Wright Road Transport, Active Travel and Logistics Chapter 5. Experiences of Women Workers in the African Road Transport Sector; Gina Porter and Nyaboke Omwega Chapter 6. Mother Truckers? The Gendered Work of Freight and Logistics; Debbie Hopkins and Nihan Akyelken Chapter 7. Walking, Cycling and Gendered Journeys of Working Lives; Jennifer Bonham and Barbara Koth Rail Transport Chapter 8. Women Leaders in Rail: A Postfeminist Aesthetic Femininity; Kathryn Thory Chapter 9. Gender Realities in Indian Railways; Leena Sachdeva Chapter 10. Bullying and Harassment in the British Rail Sector: An Intersectional Analysis; Hazel Conley, Mostak Ahamed, and Tessa Wright Air Transport Chapter 11. Negotiating Personal and Professional Identities in the Workplace: The Case of Women Ab Initio Airline Pilots; Faye McCarthy, Lucy Budd, and Stephen Ison Chapter 12. Relational Mentoring in the Aviation and Aerospace Industry: Meeting Women’s needs through the Alta Mentoring Scheme; Susan Durbin, Ana Lopes, Stella Warren, and Judith Milne Chapter 13. Examining the Culture of Women in Aviation Leadership: A Case of UK Airports; Amarachi Amaugo Chapter 14. Fostering Women’s Resilience in the Aviation Sector; Stephanie Douglas Maritime Transport Chapter 15. Gender and Work within the Maritime Sector; Momoko Kitada Chapter 16. ‘If God had Wanted You to Go to Sea…’ Experiences of Women Seafarers; Marie Grasmeier Chapter 17. Closing the Gender Gap in the Maritime Industry: A Career-Decision Approach; Heather McLaughlin and Colm Fearon Chapter 18. Tracking Gender Equality in Ports; Sisangile Nduna and Christa Sys Governance and Trade Unions Chapter 19. The Role of Government and the Transport Sector with respect to Women Working in Transport; Hebba Haddad, Jo Field, and Alex Bennett Chapter 20. Trade Unions and Organizing Women in Civil Aviation; Jocelyn Finniear, Mrinalini Greedharry, and Geraint Harvey Chapter 21. “Not like other Women”: Understanding the Barriers for Women in the Transport Sector and the Role of Trade Unions; Dalila Mahdawi and Jodi Evans

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Tessa Wright is Professor of Employment Relations and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London. Lucy Budd is a human geographer and Professor of Air Transport Management at Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University, UK. Stephen Ison is Professor of Air Transport Policy within Leicester Castle Business School at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

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