Empowering Women in Trucking
The Women in Transport Project
Women in Transport: Examining the Motivations, Challenges, Support and Opportunities for Women in Trucking
Motivations Uncovered
Explore the driving forces behind women’s choices to pursue careers in trucking.
Challenges Addressed
Understand the obstacles women face in the trucking sector and how they cope with these obstacles.
Opportunities Highlighted
Discover the potential for growth and success for women in the industry.
About the Project
Women in Transport: Examining the Motivations, Challenges, Support and Opportunities for Women in Trucking aims to generate evidence-based insights that support women’s participation and success in the trucking industry.
Our research seeks to move beyond identifying challenges alone, and instead also highlight women’s strengths, motivations, and contributions to the trucking industry.
In doing so, the project aims to inform practical supports, organisational practices, and industrywide initiatives that can help women not only enter but thrive in trucking careers.
Click the image on the left to download the Australian Women in Transport research brief.
This research is possible thanks to grant support from Transport, Education, Audit, Compliance, and Health Limited (TEACHO).
Meet Our Research Team
Dr Catherine Deen
Dr Deen is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Organisation Behaviour at the School of Business, University of New South Wales Canberra. As an organisational behaviour researcher, she has a growing reputation for excellent research in the areas of work-related intimate partner aggression, leadership, and the vocational experiences of vulnerable workers.
Associate Professor Sharron O'Neill
Dr Sharron O'Neill is an Associate Professor of Accounting in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra.Sharron's research examines the design, measurement and reporting of performance information for operational decision-making, governance and accountability, and the design of safe, healthy and productive work.
Dr Vindhya Weeratunga
Dr Weeratunga is a Lecturer in the School of Business at UNSW, Canberra. As an HR practitioner / CEO turned academic, she brings valuable real-world experience that enhances the relevance and rigour of her work. A mixed-methods researcher, her expertise spans human resource management, systems thinking applications to complex problems, and adaptive leadership.
Dr Briony Lipton
Dr Lipton completed her PhD at the School of Sociology at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her thesis explored how key discourses of feminism, neoliberalism and leadership, constitute academic performativity and identity in the contemporary Australian university.
Ways to Participate
There are two ways to support this research.
1. If you are an Australian truck driver or work in the Australian transport industry, you may take the survey here.
While the research focus is on women’s experiences, participation is open to all genders and recognises the importance of diverse perspectives.
2. If you would like to participate in an online interview, please fill out the form below. A member of our team will be in touch.
Scan this QR code to proceed to our Australian Transport Industry Survey.
