Women Advancing Transportation for our Future Mobility Needs

Dec 9

Written By Southern Plains Transportation Center

December 9, 2020

Women Advancing Transportation for our Future Mobility Needs

Sponsored by: Southern Plains Transportation Center, Mineta Transportation Institute, ABC-UTC, and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Representation of women in the transportation workforce is stunningly low. What would happen to our mobility with more women driving transportation policies, planning, operations, and maintenance? During TRB’s 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation panelists discussed good practices for recruitment, support, and advancement of women in the transportation sector. In this webinar, we will hear the conference speakers continue their discussion about workforce challenges and overcoming them; approaches to attract, retain, and advance women in transportation, and how these leaders see COVID-19 changing the workforce and work environment.

Featured speakers included:

Laurie Berman, Director (Retired), California Department of Transportation
Flora Castillo, President, Pivot Strategies, LLC
Jodi Godfrey, Senior Research Associate, Mobility Policy Research Program & Transit Safety and Workforce Development Programs, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
Debra Johnson, General Manager/CEO, Regional Transportation District (Denver)
Moderator: Dr. Hilary Nixon, Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute