Government demands gender equality in transport sector

Thousands of road and rail apprenticeship announced, with targets to be written into supplier contracts to bring more women into technical roles The number of women starting work in the transport sector should match men by the end of the next decade, the government has said, as it set out plans for thousands more apprenticeships in road and rail. Targets will be written into contracts with infrastructure suppliers to ensure new apprenticeships are created and to bring more women into engineering