ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on transport policy and employment. It addresses the web of gendered and other social norms within transport policymaking and employment. It deals with the general relevance of a broad representation of gender and diversity in these fields, as well as the question of substantial gendered policy interests and how these influence transport decision-making. The chapter presents statistics and empirical case studies of gendered patterns in various transport policy and employment structures at governmental and committee level as well as among transport companies and providers. It demonstrates the gendered dimensions of institutional path dependency and suggests that male dominance in the field acts as an impediment to innovation and sustainable change in the car-centric mobility system. We argue that political and transport institutions tend to have particular bound effects over time, caused by the reinforcement of certain masculine rules and norms of behaviour. Transport as a labour market will also be a focus of attention; we illustrate the unequal gender representation in the sector, including the variety of gaps and needs in the transport sector that need to be changed. Finally, we shed light on the practices of female entrepreneurs as well as the smart transport sector as a potential avenue to open new doors to climate-friendly innovation and transport practices.
