Women vs Stigma: Does Logistics Only Belong to Men?
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There are many assumptions and misconceptions about the roles women can take in the logistics industry.
In Europe and Central Asia, only 23% of logistic company employees are women, and, often, these women are only involved in low-paying jobs, such as administration, catering, and cleaning.
On the other hand, men still dominate in the technical and management roles. What's more, the lack of security and adequate infrastructure at warehouses and ports seems to reinforce the view that logistics is a "male job".
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Globally, women made up about 41% of the supply chain workforce in 2021, according to a Gartner study. Only around 15% of it were in the upper ranks across the companies.
However, the exact percentage will differ from country to country and from company to company.
According to Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo, President Director of Blue Bird Group, 50 percent of Blue Bird Group's senior management are women. She added that technological advances in the transportation service industry have truly increased the participation of women.
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Yet, out of the 40,000 cab drivers employed by the corporation, only 120 are women. Noni asserts that this is due to the general perception that it is unsafe for women to drive taxis.
Meanwhile, according to Mari Pangestu, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and former Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, in Indonesia, only 1% of the total workers in the transportation sector are women.
Gender biases and stereotypes can limit women's growth and career opportunities. Fortunately, Susana Riana Sari, Siti Choiriana, and Eka Lorena Soerbakti proved that these assumptions can be refuted.
In fact, according to them, the current era of the logistics industry needs women more than ever.?
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