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IN FOCUS<br />
WOMEN IN TRANSPORT<br />
Transdev has made the commitment<br />
to make a 100 per cent improvement<br />
to its current female recruitment<br />
figures in 12 months.<br />
TRANSDEV<br />
SUPPORTING WOMEN<br />
IN TRANSPORT<br />
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, local bus operator Transdev is<br />
working hard to change the face of public transport and the transport industry<br />
more broadly, it reports.<br />
In the past four years the company has<br />
recruited 76 female bus drivers and<br />
five female maintenance staff, it<br />
confirms.<br />
Recently, it launched its Women<br />
in Transport initiative with a goal to<br />
“make a 100 per cent improvement to<br />
their current female recruitment figures<br />
in 12 months”.<br />
At its Bankstown Depot event, managing<br />
director Robert Macey announced the<br />
initiative.<br />
“We want to remove the barriers and<br />
make a career in public transport more<br />
accessible for women,” he said.<br />
“We are working to create mum-friendly<br />
driver and workshop rosters to provide<br />
greater flexibility and working with councils<br />
to improve on-the-road amenities for<br />
women.<br />
“We are also establishing mentor<br />
groups and expanding our community<br />
engagement to partner with local women’s<br />
charities to support them as and where<br />
possible,” he added.<br />
THAT’S A WRAP!<br />
East Hills MP Wendy Lindsay and Canterbury<br />
Bankstown Mayor Councillor Khal Asfour<br />
were also in attendance to support the<br />
announcement.<br />
To mark the occasion and promote<br />
its female recruitment efforts, one of<br />
Transdev’s coaches was wrapped in<br />
purple and features two female<br />
employees, bus driver Fenella Davidson<br />
and mechanic Callie Milne. While public<br />
transport is traditionally a male-dominated<br />
industry, Transdev is doing its bit to<br />
encourage more women to join their<br />
ranks in all roles, it states.<br />
PROUD WOMEN<br />
New bus driver Davidson made a career<br />
change last year and hasn’t looked back,<br />
she explained.<br />
“When I started training there was<br />
another female in the group and we really<br />
leaned on each other, which was super<br />
helpful,” said Davidson.<br />
“For the whole journey so far the men<br />
have been really great. They’re always there<br />
to offer advice and the management team<br />
have been awesome.”<br />
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<strong>ABC</strong> March 2021 busnews.com.au
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