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Enhancing women’s participation in rail sector in ASEAN member states
- The ASEAN rail sector remains significantly underrepresented by women, with women accounting for only 8 per cent of the regional rail workforce compared to the global average of 12 per cent. At the same time, ASEAN countries are making substantial investments in rail infrastructure to support economic growth and decarbonization. Increasing women‘s participation is therefore both a gender equality imperative and a strategic workforce and productivity issue. The report identifies structural, institutional, and workplace barriers that limit recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in rail across ASEAN member states.
- The report recommends a coordinated policy and organizational response focused on six priority areas: strengthening recruitment and talent pipelines, improving fairness in hiring and selection processes, ensuring safe and inclusive working environments, supporting work-life balance and care responsibilities, promoting women‘s career development and leadership, and institutionalizing gender mainstreaming and data systems.
- In conclusion, enhancing women‘s participation in the ASEAN rail sector is essential not only for gender equality, but also for workforce sustainability, innovation, and more inclusive transport systems. Many recommended measures are low-cost and immediately actionable, while others require longer-term institutional and legislative reforms. A more gender-diverse rail workforce will strengthen sector resilience, improve service quality, and contribute to broader economic and social development objectives across ASEAN.
- The report recommends a coordinated policy and organizational response focused on six priority areas: strengthening recruitment and talent pipelines, improving fairness in hiring and selection processes, ensuring safe and inclusive working environments, supporting work-life balance and care responsibilities, promoting women‘s career development and leadership, and institutionalizing gender mainstreaming and data systems.
- In conclusion, enhancing women‘s participation in the ASEAN rail sector is essential not only for gender equality, but also for workforce sustainability, innovation, and more inclusive transport systems. Many recommended measures are low-cost and immediately actionable, while others require longer-term institutional and legislative reforms. A more gender-diverse rail workforce will strengthen sector resilience, improve service quality, and contribute to broader economic and social development objectives across ASEAN.
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