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TRAIN drivers have launched a fight for broader recruitment on the railways after it was revealed that fewer than one in 10 of their number are female or come from an ethnic minority.
Aslef, the drivers’ trade union, has called for action to create a more inclusive recruitment strategy on the railways after a union report showed a “glaring gap” between train drivers and the broader population.
The results of the research included in the union’s On Track with Diversity paper, which will be launched in Parliament today, showed that only 6.5 per cent of drivers in England, Scotland and Wales were women.
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society
The FBU is demanding 52 weeks of full pay for women firefighters, highlighting the unique health risks they face — and the continuing need to recruit and retain more women if policies like this are still not in place, writes SEONA HART